Iron object, a length of iron bent into a 'U' shape or partial circle. [SM 05/12/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron object, a length of iron bent into a 'U' shape or partial circle. [SM 05/12/2007]
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 Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 87 mm, Width: max 82 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.33.100.1
Research and responses: "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]

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