1919.33.93

Collection type

Object

Description

Terminal of a brooch.

Geographical reference

Switzerland

Europe > Western Europe > Switzerland

South Switzerland near Bellinzona Giubiasco

Person

Field collector Oscar Charles Raphael

PRM source Oscar Charles Raphael

Date / Period

Archaeological period: Early Iron Age

Date collected

By 1919

Acquisition information

Donated: 1919

Materials and processes

Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast

Dimensions

Length: max 40 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1919.33.93

Research and responses

Between 2005 - 2007 a survey of metalwork in the PRM was undertaken by Gali Beiner, a conservator in the Museum. As part of this study 77 objects were analysed using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) providing a qualitative non destructive analysis of the alloy composition. This object was one of those analysed, the results showed the presence of Cu, Sn, Pb (leaded bronze). A copy of the analysis and report is held in conservation [GB 23/8/2007; MN 27/10/2009]

"The Giubiasco cemetery in the Ticino valley, from which a series is exhibited, belongs to the same group as Castione and Molinazzo-Arbedo, published by Herr Ulrich. These sites are all near the railway a little above Bellinzona, at the northern end of the Lake Maggiore, and have proved remarkably rich in grave-furniture." From page 45 of: Smith, RA. 1905. A Guide To The Antiquities Of The Early Iron Age In The Department Of British And Medieval Antiquities. London: The British Museum. [MN 24/04/2009]

Search terms: Ornament, Brooch