Bronze Chest Binding
Description: | Long rectangular strip of bronze with remains of rivets at regular intervals; square terminals with slightly rounded corners; bent at one end; metal quite corroded; probably the remains of metal binding from a wooden chest. Dimensions: Length: 61.50 centimetres max ; Width: 00 centimetres Object Type: chest-fitting; binding Techniques: riveted; hammered |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 550 - 400 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Kourion |
Accession Number: | 1896,0201.177 |