- Title:
- Traders
- Object name(s):
- Necklace
- Brief description:
- A narrative pendant commissioned as part of the Micro-Commissions Round 5 inspired by Martin Rayner's Mare Solemnis.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 14/04/2025
- Acquisition method:
- Commission
- Associated concept:
- Jewellery
- Associated cultural affinity:
- Contemporary
- Associated date:
- 2025
- Associated person:
- Bruce Swanson
- Credit line:
- Commissioned in 2024 by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums (Aberdeen City Council) with support from Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery.
- Current location:
- On Display - Gallery 19
- Material:
- jet, amber and wood set in silver
- Object name:
- Necklace
- Object number:
- ABDMS095812
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 2025
- Date - latest:
- 2025
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Applied Art
- Right type:
- © Bruce Swanson (2025)
- Text:
- This pendant imagines Bronze Age traders approaching the coast of ancient Aberdeen after days at sea. Materials like jet and amber reflect Swanson’s interest in prehistoric trade routes and archaeological finds. The work captures a moment of anticipation and exchange, while also celebrating the spirit of enterprise and the lasting connections between Scotland and Scandinavia, both past and present.
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/191220
- Non confidential restriction level:
- level2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3e89b22b-6f1f-3b34-9ac0-610d732dc382
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3e89b22b-6f1f-3b34-9ac0-610d732dc382, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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