A Herman Ottó Múzeum évkönyve 50. (2011)

RÉGÉSZET - HELLEBRANDT Magdolna: Bronztekercs Abaújdevecserről.

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h of May in 2002. We opened altogether 203 m long test trenches by machine and manual force. The test trenches were empty, and there were not any marks of archaeological objects or charcoal. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIND The bronze spiral was made of an octagonal bronze rod, which was 4 cm thick. Both ends of it are rounded from left to right and form a loop in the middle (Fig. 3). The loop is 8,5 cm in inner diameter, the whole length of the find is 43 cm. One of the spirals is 12 cm, while the other one is 14 cm in diameter. The outspread length of the find is 197 cm, and its weight is 12 kg. The spirals end in small cones in the middle of one side. On the other side, the inner arch of the spiral is flat. Probably, it was