Large Bronze Spiral with Two Endspirals dating to the Urnfield Period

Culture: Middle Europe
Period: 11th-10th century B.C.
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: 26.5 cm high
Price: 10 000 Euro
Ref: 5164
Provenance: From a Canadian private collection. Auctioned with Christie's London on 25 April 2001.
Condition: Intact
Description: Large arm spiral made of flat bronze wire, which merges into a round rod at the top and a square rod at the bottom and ends in two outwardly curved end spirals. The end spirals and the last two turns with engraved line decoration. A large, very rare example. From Central Europe.