Mid 2nd-mid 1st millennium B.C. A bronze spiral ring with open double end terminals and a flat circular-section band. Cf. Ward, A., Cherry, J., Gere, C. & Cartlidge, B., Rings Through the Ages, Fribourg, 1981, item 72, for the type. 1.51 grams, 18.44 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7) (3/4 in.) German art market before 2000. With a European gentleman living in the UK. Property of a Surrey gentleman. The conjoined spiral, one of the most ancient metal ornaments in the Near East, became popular in the Middle and Late Bronze Age European civilisations from the second millennium B.C. Among the many interpretations of the motif are the symbology of day and night, rebirth and eternity. [No Reserve]Condition Report: Fine condition.