A coiled bronze spiral finger ring, formed from a continuous rod in nine passes. The ring is flat on the inside, very slightly convex on the outside, and tapers slightly from one end to the other.
 
Late Bronze Age Europe: Circa 1200-500 BC.
 
Very Fine condition, with light green patina.
Length 3.5 cms (1.4 ins).
Diameter at the wider end 22 mms tapering to 19.6 mms at the other.
 
Provenance: Ex German collection, 1990s.
 
Reference: A MacGregor; Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, 1987, no. 16.4.