Spiral Silver Pennanular Bracelet

Spiral Silver Pennanular Bracelet

Description:

Small silver pennanular bracelet in spiral form; circular profile narrowing to a point at terminals; terminals overlap; possibly zoomorphic in form (snake head?) but no clear details survive; metal much corroded; cracks in the bronze at one end of the bracelet.


Dimensions: Diameter: 4.80 centimetres; Weight: 17.50 grammes; Thickness: 0.40 centimetres


Object Type: bracelet


Techniques: beaten

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

550 - 400 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Kourion

Accession Number:

1896,0201.346