Spiral Bracelet
Date6th - 5th century BCE
Periodlate Archaic to early Classical
CultureCypriot
MediumSilver
ClassificationMetalwork
Provenance: Found by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874–1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), April 21, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2204
Spiral bracelets such as this one were worn by men, as seen in male sculptures dedicated at sanctuaries on Cyprus. They were worn on the upper arm. Sculpted representations of women show one or more bracelet hoops worn on the upper arm or at the wrist, but not a spiral.
On View
Not on viewWeight: 0.4 pounds (199.92 gm)
Diameter (exterior): 3 1/2 in. (8.85 cm)
Diameter (interior): 2 13/16 in. (7.13 cm)
Width (max): 1.0 in. (2.56 cm)
Coil wire
Diameter: 5/16 in. (0.75 – 0.80 cm)
Length (if unwound): 29 9/16 in. (67.5 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
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