Multi-spiral Dacian bracelet

Details

Place of discovery: Sarmizegetusa Regia

Inventory number: 326691

Dating: 1st century BC

Material: Gold

Dimensions: Weight=1076.72 g, Diameter=165 mm, Height=75 mm

Description: Multi-spiral bracelet, (7.5 spirals), made of yellow metal, with two flattened ends, rectangular in shape, the body decorated on each end with 7 palmettes containing small incisions in the shape of a small tree and a row of dots in the middle. At the ends of the bracelet is a rectangular plate with a stylized animal's head. The surface of the rectangular plates is decorated with transverse rows of arched incisions. On the body of the rod, before the palmettes, there are incised circles encircling the rod. The end plates overlap in position.