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
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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.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2279