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Necklace and lunula, Iron Age, Viseu

2018 Replicas and Reproductions

Execution of silver gilded replicas of one necklace (Au295) and one lunula (Au294) in gold (Iron Age), exhumed from archaeological excavations held in the area of Viseu, from the Archaic Gold Collection of the National Museum of Archaeology. The pieces take part in the exhibition: "Ícones de Viseu - o Despertar do Museu" ("Icons of Viseu - the Museum's Awakening").

Acknowledgements Municipality of Viseu ~ Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology ~ EON, Creative Industries ~ Carlos Nunes, Jewellery and Chiselling ~ MR Dinis dos Santos, Industrial Chemical Products

Original gold lunula (Au294).
Gilded silver lunula, gold lunula replica (Au294).
Original gold necklace (Au295).
Gilded silver necklace, gold necklace replica.
Replicas of the silver necklace and lunula, after casting and before finishing.
Gildeg silver replicas of the necklace and the lunula.
Gilded silver replicas packaged for transport.
Exhibition "The Icons of Viseu".