Bronze Age Bronze Impressive openwork Sun-Wheel Pendant - 68 mm
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Description from the seller
Culture: Northern / Eastern European Bronze Age
Date: ca. 800–300 BC
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter ca. 68 mm
Condition: Intact, with an attractive dark green patina and minor encrustation consistent with age. Mounted on a modern leather cord for display.
A rare and impressive openwork bronze disc with a radiating sun-wheel design, dating to the Bronze Age / Early Metal Age (ca. 800–300 BC).
The ornament consists of an outer circular frame connected by seven radiating spokes to a smaller inner ring with subtle lobed projections.
Objects of this type are interpreted as solar symbols, representing the movement of the sun and its life-giving power — one of the central motifs in Bronze Age cosmology. Such pieces likely served as amulets, ritual ornaments, or decorative mounts in elite or ceremonial contexts.
A fine example of Bronze Age openwork metal art and an evocative representation of prehistoric solar symbolism.
Culture: Northern / Eastern European Bronze Age
Date: ca. 800–300 BC
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter ca. 68 mm
Condition: Intact, with an attractive dark green patina and minor encrustation consistent with age. Mounted on a modern leather cord for display.
A rare and impressive openwork bronze disc with a radiating sun-wheel design, dating to the Bronze Age / Early Metal Age (ca. 800–300 BC).
The ornament consists of an outer circular frame connected by seven radiating spokes to a smaller inner ring with subtle lobed projections.
Objects of this type are interpreted as solar symbols, representing the movement of the sun and its life-giving power — one of the central motifs in Bronze Age cosmology. Such pieces likely served as amulets, ritual ornaments, or decorative mounts in elite or ceremonial contexts.
A fine example of Bronze Age openwork metal art and an evocative representation of prehistoric solar symbolism.
Details
Culture
Bronze Age
Century/ Timeframe
800–300 BC
Name of object
Impressive openwork Sun-Wheel Pendant
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
1990
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Europe
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
68 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Width
68 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Europe
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