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Bronze neck ring found in Aberdeenshire

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Postcard of Bronze neck ring found in Aberdeenshire.
000-100-034-680-C
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Bronze neck ring found in Aberdeenshire

This bronze neck ring is part of a hoard comprising bronze neck rings, bracelets, linked rings and a razor found at the Braes of Gight in Aberdeenshire. The hoard contained two neck rings of this type, which may have been imported from the French Alps.

The penannular neck ring has a small ring attached to each terminal.

The Braes of Gight hoard demonstrates how wide ranging were the contacts between the elite of Scotland and the outside world at this time.


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Online ID: 000-100-034-680-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DQ 276
Date: Between 1200 and 950 BC
Material: Bronze; plain wire ring; expanding terminals with loops and rings
Dimensions: 7.13" x 6.38" D
What: Necklet
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Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Braes of Gight
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Description: Bronze necklet with plain wire ring from the Braes of Gight hoard
References:
  • Coles, John M. In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. 
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