gold strip

A beautiful responsive image
A beautiful responsive image
A beautiful responsive image

Description

Summary: Sheet gold strip or ribbon, dating the the Bronze Age, c.2100 - 1150 BC. The surface is decorated with six parallel grooved lines. The original function of the object is unknown, but the one remaining terminal tapers with a fine hooked end, suggesting that it may have been part of a bracelet, or other piece of jewellery. The strip was folded several times, prior to deposition. Found in Heytesbury, 2021.


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