Multi-spiral Dacian bracelet

Details

Place of discovery: Sarmizegetusa Regia

Inventory number: 326692

Dating: 1st century BC

Material: gold

Dimensions: Weight=1115.31 g, Diameter=117 mm, Height=280 mm

Description: Multi-spiral bracelet, (7,8 spirals), made of yellow metal, with two flattened ends, rectangular in shape, the body decorated on each end with 7 palmettes containing in incised spangled inlays and a row of dots in the middle. The bracelet contains at the ends a rectangular plate with a stylized animal head. The surface of the rectangular plates is decorated with incised lines in the shape of a spider. The end-plates are visible on the same side. The animals at the extremities have incised mouths and eyes on the edges. The animals' heads are decorated with small circles. On the body of the rod, in front of the palms, there are incised circles encircling the rod.