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Necklace and collar, Iron Age, Baião

2019 Replicas and Reproductions
Goldsmithery

Execution of gilded silver replicas of two gold objects founded in the region of Baião (Porto), from the Goldsmith Archaic Collection of the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology:

  • one necklace (Au302-363; Au382-396), with 75 elements like beads and drop earrings, in laminated, relieved and welded gold (6-4cs. B.C.);
  • one collar (Au364-369), consisting of six rectangular or trapezoidal modules of twisted wire mesh, in laminated, hammered, relieved (embedded?) and welded gold (7-6cs. B.C.),

Acknowledgements Municipality of Baião (Porto) ~ Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology ~ 3D Life, Tridimensional Printing ~ Carlos Nunes, Jewellery & Chisel ~ Delfim Pires Marinho Alves & Filho, Foundry

Original gold necklace (Au364-369).
Golden silver reproduction of the original gold choker (Au364-369).
Reproduction of the choker, during the execution process.
Reproduction of the choker, properly packaged. ​
Original gold necklace (Au302-363; Au382-396).
Golden silver reproduction of the original gold necklace (Au302-363; Au382-396).
Different molds of the different pendants that make up the necklace to be reproduced.
Detail of the reproduction of the necklace, properly packaged.