Clothes are an important aspect of personal appearance, but they, like hairstyles, facial hair, tattoos and piercings, leave few traces for the archaeologist. Jewellery survives much better and, along with other metal objects, provides valuable information about what people looked like and how important appearance was to them.
Gold jewellery
Gold jewellery from the Winchester hoard, Hampshire, southern England.
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A painting of how the Winchester jewellery may have been worn.
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Gold torc from Snettisham, Norfolk, about 75 BC.
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Gold finger ring from Alton Hampshire, 50 BC – AD 50.
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Gold bracelet from Snettisham, Norfolk, 150 – 50 BC.
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Bronze model of a human head, from Welwyn, Hertfordshire, about 50 – 20 BC.
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Copper alloy razor from Netherhampton, Wiltshire, 800 – 600 BC.
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Decorated bronze mirror from Desborough, Northamptonshire, 50 BC – AD 50.
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