Collier de perles en ambre et perles tubulaires côtelées en or

Clermont-Ferrand (63) - Musée Bargoin

© M.Veschambre, musée Bargoin, Clermont Auvergne Métropole

Amber bead necklace and gold ribbed tubular beads. These items were found in the burial of a Bronze Age woman. The aesthetic qualities and rarity of amber made it a sought-after product for the Bronze Age elite. This raw material was generally from Jütland and the Baltic Sea coast.

Where to find it

Clermont-Ferrand (63) - Musée Bargoin
45, rue Ballainvilliers

63000 Clermont-Ferrand

Commune of discovery

Gerzat

Locality

champ Chalatras

Type of intervention

Diagnostic

Year of excavation

2000

Chief Scientist

VALLAT, Pierre

Inventory number

D 2017.1.154

Scope

Daily life ➔ Adornment
Funeral ➔ Furniture associated with the deceased

Materials

Mineral ➔ Other ➔ Metal ➔ Gold

Chronological period

Protohistory [- 2200 / - 50] ➔ Bronze Age [- 2200/ - 800]

Dimensions

To museum documentation

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