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LOT 1669
Bronze Age Pendant
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (9.53 grams, 75 mm).
Discoid in plan with eccentrically placed circular hole, ribbed shank to the suspension ring.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Opening Bid: £200
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European Bronze Age Ring with Double Scroll Design
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Wide hoop and a large bezel formed of four tightly wound spirals with applied pellets. 4.87 grams, 25.61mm overall, 22.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The spiral motif was one of the most enduring and ancient motifs of jewellery. It was very popular with the people of the Bronze Age Mediterranean, but especially in Central Europe. It was seen as a symbol of life and death, day and night, rebirth and eternity. Obviously, the double spiral, like in our case, was also used as a decorative motif.
