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    • A EUROPEAN GOLD BRACELET
    Lot 113 | PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTION Read more

    A EUROPEAN GOLD BRACELET

    LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1000-750 B.C.

    Price realised

    USD 15,000

    Estimate

    USD 10,000 - USD 12,000

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    A EUROPEAN GOLD BRACELET
    LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1000-750 B.C.
    4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide

    Provenance

    Edmund Roy Hofmann (1901-1977), Philadelphia, acquired in Europe, 1930s-1950s; thence by descent.

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    Lot Essay

    Formed of hammered sheet gold, this rare and unusual bracelet takes the form of a wide cuff tapering in at each end, with a smooth raised ridge along its length. The ridge is flanked by bands of incised herringbone pattern, while the edges are slightly flanged. The ends have incised zigzag punctuated by dotted circles, while the exterior of the conical terminals each have five concentric bands of hatching alternating in direction. A close parallel is the example from the jewelry hoard found at Morvah in Cornwall, England. The Morvah bracelet is a hollow penannular hoop, somewhat rounded in section. It shares with the bracelet presented here similar open conical terminals as well as carefully incised geometric ornament. For the Morvah bracelet, see pl. 110 in H. Tait, ed., Jewelry, 7000 Years.

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    PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTION

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