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Spiral Ring
Cypriote
Bronze Age, Late Cypriote Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
0.025
0.025m
0.025m
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.363
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 235.
DescriptionThere are nearly two complete coils; the section is small and round. The ring could have been either for the hair or finger. Encrusted.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)