Etruscan or Villanovan spiral bronze hair or beard ornament

M11

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A bronze hair or beard ornament consiting of a coiled flat wire finished at either end with a tapering spiral terminal.

Culture
Italy, Villanovan or Etruscan, 8th – 7th Century BC

Size
7.5 x 4.5 cms

Condition
Intact as shown

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK; acquired c. 1900-1950. The items in this collection were inspected by the Department of Antiquities in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford during the 1960’s. A photocopy of a letter from The Ashmolean recommending some conservation procedures for the collection accompanies this lot.

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