A Pair of Arm Spirals

Culture: Middle Europe

Period: 13th century B.C.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 15.3 cm high and 15.9 cm high respectively

Price: Sold

Ref: 5139

Provenance: Belgian private collection 1970, thence on the art market with Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium.

Condition: Intact

Description: A pair of decorated arm spirals made of round bronze wire. One end of the wire ends in a protruding hoop with a hook, the other ends in a large, finely curled spiral with eight coils and a central button. This so-called tutulus is worked out separately and fixed in the spiral with a cross brace. The spirals as well as the bronze wire up to the beginning of the hoop are decorated with slash patterns and parallel lines. Bronze jewelry like the present one was worn on the upper arm and also served as a defensive weapon.