Spiral Armlet
Dateabout 1400–1200 BCE
Mediumbronze
Dimensions24 × 9 × 7 cm (9 7/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 3/4 in.), 1 lb. 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund
Object number2014.1184
DescriptionSpiral of forged bronze flattened on inside, ridged on outer side. 2 outermost rings at either end are nearly square in section & decorated with groups about 0.05 cm. long of incised chevrons interspersed with smooth areas & central X. Each end ring terminates in small spiral. 3 groups of 3 inner rings are decorated with a dentate motif on ridges.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins from Kallai, Vienna, Austria, may 7, 1930. Given to the Armory December 26, 1946. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Southern German
about 1550
