RecordHead band of copper< 1 of 1 > Back From Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire
Head band of copperThis copper head band, also known as a diadem, is one of two found at Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire. They were expensive ornaments for ostentatious display. The ends of the rod taper into spade-like terminals. A similar diadem, in gold, is known from the Netherlands, and the copper is a composition found in Dutch and Breton objects. Head bands of this type are very rare Early Bronze Age symbols of power. The Lumphanan examples emphasise the existence of links across the North Sea at a time when the earliest metal objects, and knowledge of metalworking, was reaching Scotland. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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