Middle Bronze Age gold twisted wire bracelet
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A gold bracelet constructed using seven parallel finely twisted gold wires, soldered intermittently and attached to flat terminals at both ends.
Culture
North West Europe, Middle Bronze Age, possibly from Wales (British), c. 1500-1000 BC
Size
7 cms maximum diameter and 0.7 cms wide, 12.5 grams
Condition
Minor mis-shaping to some of the wires otherwise intact and wearable
Provenance
Ex. private collection, Chelsea, London; inherited by family descent and reputedly purchased in France between 1930-1950.
For a very similar bracelet discovered in Wales, please see:
https://museum.wales/collections/online/object/6cb02032-032b-3d8b-8bea-289db500aeb5/Middle-Bronze-Age-gold-bracelet/footer/