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A thickly modelled European Bronze Age gold coiled ring featuring a tubular body. It moves in a tight spiral, with both ends slightly tapering into a dull point. The ring was possibility used in antiquity as a hair ornament, earring or as part of bracelets or bangles. Such rings, known as lock-rings have been recovered across Bronze Age Europe, with Ireland being a centre of production in the British Isles

Spirals, especially in gold, were commonly associated with the Sun in ancient European cultures, with a loose spiral representing the long days of summer and a tight spiral, the shorter days of winter. Such rings would have been placed amongst burial goods. From the early Bronze Age in Europe, burials became more individual, with the deceased laid to rest in individual, rather than communal, barrows. As a result, grave goods became more varied and personalised, including the jewellery worn by the deceased during his or her life.

Measurements: Circa 1.2cm diameter

Weight: 1.96g

Provenance: Private collection, Japanese gentleman (deceased) 1970-2010.

Circa 1500-600 BC

Bronze Age Gold Hair Ring

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