headband

MAC GIR-023023
Object type diadem
Culture/period Colonisations
Materials silver
Technique casting, bending
Mint
Production date -600 / -501
Current location MASPG
Archaeological site Empúries
Township Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Dimensions 290 x 55 mm
Description
Silver front piece of a diadem or probably a belt formed by a rectangular central piece, finishing in a triangle at each end. The central body consists of small rings linked together. The ends are formed by similar triangular plates decorated with circles in relief. It is considered a headdress from a funerary site in one of the Empúries necropolises.
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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 188