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1884.78.65

Bronze fragment of an armlet

1884.78.65

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bronze fragment of an armlet
Long description
Portion of armlet with flat expanded ends [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
Ireland County Cork
Date
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Bronze Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.78.65 PR Cat other PR nos: 1657
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object may have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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