bronze bracelet

MAC OLE-00595
Object type bracelet
Culture/period Roman
Materials bronze
Technique moulding, forging
Mint
Production date -200 / -100
Current location Reserves
Archaeological site Olèrdola. Entrada recinte (sector 01)
Township Olèrdola (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Alt Penedès)
Dimensions 46 x 25 x 10 mm
Description
Small bracelet made of bronze. It is formed by a pseudo-oval plate apparently with no visible inscription, and a metal thread at each end. The only decoration is a double twist in the joint. Its condition is optimal because it is complete, but totally deformed. It was found during the excavation in December 2005 in the Sector 01 entrance to the enclosure, in the levels of silting of the main Iberian street. This bracelet is not the only one found at Olèrdola, as another three bracelets are known, all of bronze. One, located in levels of abandonment in the early first century BC (Area 6), is formed by a bar with a circular cross-section and shape, open at one end with a maximum diameter of 76.5 mm. A second, very similar to the first in its shape, found near the wall (under Area 3) seems to date the onset of the Iron Age. And a last one, of which only a fragment has been found, was discovered during the 1986 excavation below the surface level.
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Omeka ID 2279