Frontlets
This category includes jewelry that is worn around the head, usually across the forehead.
Frontlets are usually strips of metal that are worn around the head. They can be divided into different categories:
Fillets are one strip of metal worn around the head.
Diadems are a strip of metal with an oval piece worn around the head.
Brims are a chain of metal with three large beads worn around the head.
Since these are not definate definitions, they have not been subdivided out.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 9895B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Two Gold Diadems Thin gold leaf worn on forehead Perforated ends |
![]() | 9895A | (none) | 1928,1010.225 | (none) | Two Gold Diadems Thin gold leaf worn on forehead Perforated ends |
![]() | 9824 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Diadem Common type Elliptical shape Perforated at each end [drawing] 1:1 Type__ |
![]() | 9810 | (none) | 1928,1010.265 | (none) | Gold diadem Thin gold leaf worn over forehead. Reddish gold [drawing] 1:1 |
| 9781 | (none) | (none) | B16706 | Gold Diadem With impressed star pattern [drawing] At the ends are wires made by cutting the thin metal sheet into a very narrow ribbon which was then tightly twisted into a wire. Both wires are broken and the attachment of one is missing. | |
![]() | 9763 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Diadem [drawing] |
![]() | 9705 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold diadem. Made of thin gold leaf. Hole perforated at each end for attachment to forehead. [drawing] |
![]() | 9667B | (none) | 1935,0113.430 | (none) | [A-B] 2 Gold Diadems Fragments Worn round forehead Both beyond repair [drawing] |
![]() | 9667A | (none) | 1935,0113.430 | (none) | [A-B] 2 Gold Diadems Fragments Worn round forehead Both beyond repair [drawing] |
![]() | 9636 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Diadem Narrow gold ribbon lightly twisted (broken into 2 parts) See Field Notes |
| 9625 | (none) | (none) | B16926 | Gold Diadem 2 pieces of narrow gold ribbon twisted into coils and worn across the forehead: see Field Notes. | |
![]() | 9554 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Diadem Very thin gold leaf Plain (broken) [drawing] |
![]() | 9314 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diadem (?) With uniform width and square corners, cut slightly on the curve from a thin sheet of plain gold [drawing] 1:2 |
| 9307 | (none) | (none) | B17007 | Gold diadem [drawing]1:2 | |
![]() | 9167 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold diadem Plain narrow gold ribbon with hole at each end |
| 9101 | (none) | 1928,1009.308 | (none) | Copper blade Oval and apparently sharpened all around [drawing] | |
![]() | 8913 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold diadem. Made of sheet gold, an oval 0185 x 0065, with a star rosette in the center made with impressed lines: at each end of the hole through which pass the gold wires for attachment behind the head. |
![]() | 8790 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diadem. Gold foil. Poor condition. Broken in two pieces. Portion missing. Each end perforated. Badly bent. Roughly lentoid shape. Found in position on forehead. [drawing] |
![]() | 8752 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 1 gold foil diadem. Broken in 3 pieces. Each end perforated for attachment to forehead. |
| 8693 | (none) | (none) | B16798 | Diadem. Composed of two pieces of gold (imitation chain) and 3 beads, large lentoids, 2 of lapis, 1 of gold. See field notes. The gold 'chains' are made of 4 strings of twisted 2-ply gold wire soldered together: one has come unsoldered at the end. The beads must have come in the middle of the forehead and a string must have connected the gold pieces behind the head. | |
![]() | 8524B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver diadem Broken It appears to be formed of 2 separate parts: (A) A strip of thin silver plate (apparently plain) 0022 wide and about 018 long tapering to curved ends wherein are attachment holes: and (B) A strip of thin silver 005 wide twisted with a spiral coil so as to act as a spring: this appeared to be attached to (A) and to go round the back of the head. |
![]() | 8524A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver diadem Broken It appears to be formed of 2 separate parts: (A) A strip of thin silver plate (apparently plain) 0022 wide and about 018 long tapering to curved ends wherein are attachment holes: and (B) A strip of thin silver 005 wide twisted with a spiral coil so as to act as a spring: this appeared to be attached to (A) and to go round the back of the head. |
| 8214 | (none) | (none) | B16704 | Silver suspenders. A plain ring of silver wire from which hangs a spacer for 3 strings of beads: they appeared to hang from the head this way up, but two were found corroded together in opposite directions. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 8173 | (none) | (none) | B16686 | Gold diadem. Thin gold: long strip with rounded ends. Thin gold with sewing-holes at each end and in the middle : along the edge very small dots in relief. The whole field is occupied by a scene rendered by impressed outlines, worked from the front onto a mould with incised design. Scene of animals and men. (see separate description). | |
![]() | 8003 | (none) | 1928,1009.175 | (none) | Gold diadem. Made of fairly heavy strip gold, plain, but with a line of minute punctures along each edge. |
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