Bowl & bracelets

This stone bowl containing the two gold bracelets was found during ploughing at a farm at Hillhead near Wick in Caithness. The hoard was buried sometime between 950 and 750 BC, probably as an offering to the gods.

The plain, penannular bracelets with evenly expanded terminals are of a type also found in bronze examples at this period.

Only the wealthiest and highest status people had access to gold in Bronze Age Britain.

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Online ID:	000-100-033-189-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.FE 70
Date:	Between 950 and 750 BC
Material:	Gold Gold Micaceous sandstone
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What:	Bowl Bracelet Bracelet
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Where:	Scotland, Caithness, Wick, Hillhead Farm Scotland, Caithness, Wick, Hillhead Farm Scotland, Caithness, Wick, Hillhead Farm
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Description:	Bowl of micaceous sandstone in which two gold bracelets were found, from Hillhead Farm, Wick, Caithness Late Bronze Age gold bracelet from Hillhead, Caithness Late Bronze Age gold bracelet from Hillhead, Caithness
References:	Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), 16-134, esp. p 89.
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