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Digital Object 1063
Description:
Hammered gold cuff with figurative designs engraved in the Conte style belonging to the mortuary ensemble of individual I2 in tomb T1. Two anthropomorphic crocodiles in profile, bound by a belt, walk upright in the opposite direction. The cuff has four orifices to introduce the ties. It is of a similar design to its counterpart, cuff AU10251.
Conservation treatment:
 
It is fragmented. It needs to be repaired.
Excavation campaign:
 
2013
Record type:
 
Metal artifacts
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Archaeological site:
 
El Caño
Operation:
 
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
 
Tomb 1
Stratigraphic unit type:
 
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
 
105
Individual´s funerary attire:
 
I02
Calibrated Age Range:
 
Cal AD 780 to 900 (Cal BP 1170 to 1050)/Cal AD 910 to 970 (Cal BP 1040 to 980)
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Artifacts
Metal artifacts:
 
Cuff
Measurements
Dimension 1:
 
lenght mm
=:
 
117
Weight:
 
g
=:
 
59.2
Other specific measurements:
 
It was not possible to take more measurements due to the poor state of preservation in which the artifact was found. This is something that needs to be carried out once it is repaired.
Digital Object 1063
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