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THBEuropean Bronze Age Spiral Armlets, ex-Royal Athena
Lot 29
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Central Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 1200 to 900 BCE. This is a pair of spiral armlets, with nine windings that end in spirals bent inward. It is unclear if armbands like this were worn for actual physical protection, but they certainly seem to have had a ritual/religious protective purpose. This example is narrow and if worn, was likely for a forearm, the spiraling terminals could have covered the elbow and back of the hand when bent outward. Armbands like this are some of the most famous symbols of the Bronze Age in Europe and this pair is exceptional for their size and near perfect condition with no large breakage to the coils! The bronze spirals were would have been worn by members of the elite class - either warriors, rulers, or high-caste women. The spiral design of these items was remarkably persistent, appearing throughout Europe, a style that dates to the Bronze Age. Size of each: 5.25" L x 2.25" W (13.3 cm x 5.7 cm).
For a similar example please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's website, accession number: 2000.407.2.
Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA; ex-German collection, acquired at Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany, April 2008
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#112601Both have green patina and some slight wear, chips and abrasions to coils, but no repairs and are intact. Old inventory numbers on surfaces of both.Condition
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