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LOT 1689
Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
LATE TUMULUS-EARLY URNFIELD PERIOD, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
2 3/4 - 3 5/8 in. (72 grams total, 69-93 mm).
Two double spirals made of tightly wound round wire with a small loop in the middle for suspension. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s on the Swiss art market.
Swiss private collection Dr R.H. (1922-2007).
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. similar in the Harvard Art Museum under object no.1987.135.18.
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