The small pearls measure 1.5 to 2 mm in width for an external diameter of 3 mm. They are made up of a simple coil of bronze leaf and belong to a necklace of bronze and glass beads. The necklace is composed of 58 bitronconic bronze beads, 21 small bronze rings, 4 spiral bronze beads, 1 small glass bead of blue-green color, 1 small ring in copper alloy.
Daily life ➔ Adornment Funeral ➔ Furniture associated with the deceased
Materials
Metal ➔ Copper alloy
Chronological period
Protohistory [- 2200 / - 50] ➔ Bronze Age [- 2200/ - 800] ➔ Final Bronze Age [- 1400/ - 800]
Dimensions
L. 0.15 cm, d. 0.3 cm,
Bibliographie
BARAY L., Deffressigne S., Leroyer C., Villemeur I. Nécropole protohistorique du Sénonais. D.A.F. n°44 Archéologie préventive - Autoroute A5/A160. 1994 : Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris