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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2537
Castellet de Banyoles
Protohistory and Iberian world

snake-shaped bracelet

MAC BCN-019450

Object type
bracelet
Production date
-250 / -195
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Castellet de Banyoles
Materials
silver
Township
Tivissa (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Ribera d'Ebre)
Technique
casting
Where is it?
Reserva provisional
Dimensions
68 x 175 mm
Description
Spiral bracelet. It consists of a flat ribbon of silver, with a flat interior and convex exterior. Fifteen spiral shapes and their ends consist of so many snakeheads. The manufacture seems to be indigenous. It has parallels in similar treasures, such as those at Perotito (Jaén) or Arrabalde (Zamora). This type of bracelet that incorporates as a decorative element the body and / or the head of a snake was common in Mediterranean cultures from ancient times and has reached our days. The spiral symbolizes life continued in the after-life, while the snake may have different meanings.

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