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MM 1973:010 :: arm ring

Object description: The bracelet is of the spiral, snake type. It consists of two coils, both ends terminating in snake heads, one notably larger than the other, which has an undulating body. The snakes’ bodies are outlined by incisions in the form of scales. Three triangles indicate the end of the scale. The heads are realistically rendered, richely chased. The undersides of the snakes’ bodies are slightly convex, and chased, horizontal lines mark the whole of the body.

Data elements
References (4)

Inventory number

MM 1973:010

Serie nummer

58776

Object

Object, Swedish

Country - Findspot

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Material

Material, Swedish

Acquisition

Gift from the Olle Engkvist foundation. Deposition from the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.

Description, Swedish

Description

The bracelet is of the spiral, snake type. It consists of two coils, both ends terminating in snake heads, one notably larger than the other, which has an undulating body. The snakes’ bodies are outlined by incisions in the form of scales. Three triangles indicate the end of the scale. The heads are realistically rendered, richely chased. The undersides of the snakes’ bodies are slightly convex, and chased, horizontal lines mark the whole of the body.

Period

Ptolemaic Time Period (305-31 BC)

Period, Swedish

Ptolemeisk tid (305-31 f Kr)

Time - Manufacturing, earliest

Time - Manufacturing, latest

Exhibition - Current

Guldrummet 2022

Time - Start: 20222022

Exhibition, Part of - Current

Guldrummet 2022, Egypten

Exhibition - Previously

Time - Start: 19891989
Time - End: 20222022

Exhibition, Part of - Previously

Guldrummet - Showcase 11:02.

Comments

The gold technique used was probably casting.

NegNo

9745D

Publications

- Styrenius C.-G., Medelhavsmuseet, KVHA Akademiens årsbok 1974, 187. - Landenius H., ”Two spiral snake armbands”, ’, Medelhavsmuseet, Bulletin 13, 1978, 37-40.

Reference - Published in

Landenius, Hedvig (1978) "Two Spiral Snake Armbands" in Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin no 13 (1978) p. 37-40.

Source - http: libris.kb.se, books.google.se

Width / Bredd

Diameter

Dimensions

Ø 9.2 cm, weight 273.5 g.

Weight / Vikt

273,5 g

Loan in - Current

in-1973.0001, Medelhavsmuseet

Condition

Five marks on the middle circle of the ring.

Conservation - Executed

Original register

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