Small Bronze Age Spectacle Fastener

£ 395.00

A European Bronze Age bronze spectacle fastener, formed of a round-sectioned smooth rod spiralled tightly into two hair-spring coils connected by a loop. The loop to the top would have been used as an attachment. This type of fastener was widely distributed from the Balkans to Greece and Italy.

Date: Circa 3200-600 BC
Condition: Very fine, intact, and exceptionally well preserved. With appealing green patination.

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Product Code: CES-06
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The spiral is a dynamic symbol, indicating endless movement and in use from the Neolithic period onwards (circa 5000 BC). Bronze craftsmen continued to use the pattern during the Bronze Age, though more flamboyant and flatter spiral patterns were favoured.

To learn more about art and culture in the Bronze Age, visit our relevant blog post: The Bronze Age.

Dimensions L 7.7 cm
Metal

Bronze

Region

Southern Europe, Western Europe

Reference: For a similar item, The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2007.498.6.