**Originally Listed At $250**

Central Europe (Germany, Austria), Eastern Hallstatt Culture, ca. 8th to 6th centuries BCE. A bracelet made by coiling flattened bronze with a narrow ridge on its exterior, forming a long, tight spiral in a popular style of the late Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe. Bracelets like this one were buried, most often with women, in graves to mark the status of the dead. Size: 2.8" W x 3.6" H (7.1 cm x 9.1 cm)

Hallstatt culture developed from the earlier Urnfield culture, and would progress into the later La Tene culture, which is often called Celtic. However, these names and classifications have been imposed upon ancient peoples by archaeologists and historians (Hallstatt, for example, takes its name from the type site, which is located in Austria southeast of Salzburg). 2700 years ago, these people lived in small groups, probably loosely confederated for trading purposes but engaging in frequent warfare.

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection

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Nicely intact, with very limited areas of encrustation/corrosion. Grey-green and blue patina on surface. Slight bending to form.