Description:
Ear adornments. They have two bodies joined by a short tube. At the ends there is a circular surface embossed with geometric and biomorphic designs. In the centre of the circular part, pointed conical bodies project outwards.
Date of field recording:
17/03/2011
Excavation campaign:
2011
Record type:
Metal artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 6
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
125
Individual´s funerary attire:
I01
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 775 to 790 (Cal BP 1175 to 1160)/Cal AD 800 to 980 (Cal BP 1150 to 970)
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Other specific measurements:
Ear rod 1: Height: 47 mm / Maximum diameter: 34 mm / Minimum diameter: 13 mm / Weight: 10.6 gr. It's missing an accessory.
Ear rod 2: Height: 38 mm. Maximum diameter: 34 mm. Minimum diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 10.8 gr. Ear rod deformed. (Complete).
Ear rod 3: Height: 45 mm. Maximum diameter: 27 mm. Minimum diameter: 8 mm. Weight: 10.6 gr. Ear rod deformed. (Complete).
Ear rod 4: Height: 36 mm. Maximum diameter: 28 mm. Minimum diameter: 8 mm / Weight: 9.6 gr.
Ear rod 5: Height: 37 mm. Maximum diameter: 34 mm. Minimum diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 8.3 gr.
Ear rod 6: Height: 53 mm. Maximum diameter: 30 mm. Minimum diameter: 9 mm. Weight: 10 gr.
Ear rod 7: Height: 46 mm / Maximum diameter: 30 mm. Minimum diameter: 9 mm. Weight: 9.2 gr.
Ear rod 8: Height: 43 mm / Maximum diameter: 34 mm. Minimum diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 11.9 gr. Very deformed. It's missing an accessory. One of the caps.
Ear rod 9: Height: 53 mm. Maximum diameter: 35 mm. Minimum diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 11.5 gr. Very deformed. One of the accessories (cap) is missing.
Ear rod 10: Height: 46 mm. Maximum diameter: 34 mm. Minimum diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 11.2. Deformed. One of the accessories (cap) is missing.
Ear rod 11: Height: 40 mm. Maximum diameter: 30 mm. Minimum diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 11.9. Repaired by Kim Cullen Cobb.
Ear rod 12: Height 40 mm. Maximum diameter: 30 mm. Minimum diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 11.7 mm.