Ring key, Gudea type 1.b
Also known as: Cheie cu inel, tipul Gudea 1.b
Record status
Individual type · partial
Ring key, Gudea type 1.b is held by National Museum of Transylvanian History. Museum description: Bronze ring key, Gudea type I.b, variant with the active part derived directly from the stem, subvariant with round teeth; made by casting; intact; the hoop is slightly deformed.
It has a large, circular hoop, rectangular in cross-section, undecorated. The body is quadrilateral. The solid, very short stem, positioned in continuation of the hoop, is decorated with a moulding at the upper part. The piece has 10 cylindrical teeth arranged in three rows: three in the upper row, three in the middle row, and another three in the lower row. The museum record gives material recorded as bronze; cast in a mould; The piece was produced by casting; measurements max = 0.6 cm; 3.5 cm, active part = 2.1 x 1.3 cm; 0.4 cm; outer d. of ring = 2 cm; inner d. of ring = 1.8 cm.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronz; turnare în tipar; Piesa a fost realizată prin turnare
- Dimensions
- max = 0,6 cm; 3,5 cm, partea activă = 2,1 x 1,3 cm; 0,4 cm; d ext inel = 2 cm; d int. inel = 1,8 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /951/Culturalia_233b2256_d543_4e31_904a_230ed58102f1
- Museum object name
- Cheie cu inel, tipul Gudea 1.b
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Transylvanian History
Catalogue references
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Research required
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