Finds

Bronze bracelet (Nuraghic complex of La Prisgiona / Prisciona)

A bronze bracelet of the spiral type was found in the circular chamber well located in the courtyard of the Nuraghic complex La Prisgiona in the territory of Arzachena (fig. 1).

The object may be placed in the category of ornaments, rather rare in Nuraghic contexts known to date.

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Fig. 1 - The Nuraghe complex with La Prisgiona village (from http://www.chrysalisbay.it/public/pagine/villaggio%20nuragico%20la%20prisgiona.jpg).

Very simple, it consists of a strip rolled up into four spirals (measurements: h. 6.8 cm; diam. 6.3 cm), whose ends are fragmentary (figs. 2, 3, 4), obtained by using the forging and cold hammering techniques.

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Fig. 2 - Bronze bracelet (from MERELLA 2014, p. 283).
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Fig. 3 - The ornament seen in profile (from ANTONA 2014, p. 63).
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Fig. 4 - Detail of the ornament (from http://www.beepworld.it/user/28/38/68/15/3/dsc_3274.jpg?nocache=0.024749487336630183).

The artefact, dated to the sixteenth-eighth century B.C., is exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum G.A. Sanna of Sassari.

 

Bibliografia

  • ANTONA A., Arzachena. Pietre senza tempo, Sassari 2013, p. 42-63.
  • MERELLA S., Bracciale-scheda 14, in MORAVETTI A., ALBA E., FODDAI L. (a cura di), La Sardegna Nuragica. Storia e materiali, Sassari 2014, p. 283.

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