Bronze bracelet found in Aberdeenshire

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This bronze bracelet is part of a hoard comprising neck rings, bracelets, linked rings and a razor found at the Braes of Gight in Aberdeenshire. It was probably made on the Continent, perhaps imported to Scotland via northern France and southern England.

Six examples of this penannular bracelet with out-turned terminals were found in the hoard. Elsewhere in Scotland they have been found in hoards from the Northeast.

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: 000-100-034-686-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DQ 282
• Date: Between 1200 and 950 BC
  
• Material: Bronze
  Armlet, penannular
  
• Dimensions: 2.63" D
  
• What: Armlet, penannular
  
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• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Braes of Gight
  
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• Description: Bronze penannular armlet 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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