931
BRONZE BRACELET
XI-IX century B.C.
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
Cast. Wide, rectangular plate with pin at one end and symmetrical composition in relief in the center. Longitudinal axis of "cord" with central spiral terminated by pairs of s-shaped spirals. Undecorated portion with other pin is absent (ancient loss). 5"(12.7 cm)
$ 250
354
PAIR OF BRONZE BRACELETS
XII-VIII century B.C.
Forged bronze. Concave, with three faint ribs in wider area and narrowing to the free ends swirled into volutes. 2.4" x 1.1" (6.1 x 2.8 cm).
$ 475
424
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE NECKLACE
Mid 2 Millennium B.C.
Necklace consists of: twelve cylindrical cast beads with alternating sections of wound spirals and serpentine; five double disc beads with concentric circles with granule in centers; twenty four arched beads with two granules at the ends; four arched beads with concentric circles; fourteen semi-globular beads. 19.3" (48.9 cm).
Christie's, NY, Ancient Jewelry, 12/05/2001, lot 22.
For published archaeological analogies see:
-Arheologiya. Epoha bronzi Kavkaza i Sredney Asii. Rannyaya i srednyaya bronza Kavkaza, vol.2, Moscow, 1994, p. 265; t. 77: 17, 20, 22; t.80: 39
$ 3000
935
PAIR OF MIDDLE BRONZE AGE PINS
Mid 2 Millennium B.C.
Cast. Two horn-shaped pins with disk-shaped terminations and pierced from the termination's center to the side of the pin. Decorated in wider area with spirals with raised knobs in the centers, longitudinal row of raised knobs and row of serpentine. One of the pins is broken in the middle and mended. Length of curve 6.3" (16 cm).
Christie's, NY, Ancient Jewelry, 12/05/2001, lot 22.
For published archaeological analogies see:
- Catalog of an exhibition "Gold of Northern Caucasus"
- Arheologiya. Epoha bronzi Kavkaza i Sredney Asii. Rannyaya i srednyaya bronza Kavkaza, vol.2, Moscow, 1994, p. 280
$ 1000
933
BRONZE DISC-PIN
BEGINNING OF I MILLENNIUM B.C.
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
Cast. Wide flat plate with contour wave-line at junction with pin. Pin is conical in shape, enlarged in place where perpendicular hole is made. 5.8"(14.7 cm)
$ 150
397
BRONZE FIBULA
X-VII century B.C.
Forged bronze. One-piece fibula with hammered flat catch-plate and single coil spring. Decorated with indented lines along the arch. 4.1" x 3" (10.4 x 7.6 cm).
$ 600