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25 décembre 2018

European Bronze Age Jewelry from 'The Body Transformed' At The Met Fifth Avenue

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Diadem, 1200–800 B.C., Eastern European. Made in Carpathian Basin region, east-central Europe. Copper Alloy. Overall: 5 3/8 x 10 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (13.7 x 26.5 x 26 cm). Purchase, Caroline Howard Hyman Gift, in memory of Margaret English Frazer, 2000; 2000.281.1. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It is not clear precisely how this headpiece would have been worn, though stone sculptures from an earlier period suggest that the spiral terminals would have been in the back, pointing downward. Diadems, which are extremely rare, were probably worn exclusively by women and children of high rank.

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 Large Brooch with Spirals, 1200–800 B.C., European. Made in Carpathian Basin region. Bronze. Overall: 10 15/16 x 4 x 2 9/16in. (27.8 x 10.2 x 6.5cm). Purchase, Caroline Howard Hyman Gift, in memory of Margaret English Frazer, 2000; 2000.281.2. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Part of the appeal of objects made of copper alloy produced during the Bronze Age was undoubtedly their gleaming yellow color. The dark green patina that now characterizes these pieces, a result of tin corrosion, actually preserves the original finish of the surface texture, even if altering its color.

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 Large Brooch, 1100–1000 BC, European Bronze Age. Copper alloy. Overall: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 x 1 11/16 in. (28.2 x 19.5 x 4.3 cm). Gift of Josef and Brigitte Hatzenbuehler, 2007; 2007.498.1a, b. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This brooch is one of the largest, most complex objects of its type to survive from late Bronze Age Europe. The five dynamic spirals were composed of three long wires. Hanging from the horizontal section are six composite elements: at the top of each is a bird surmounting a horse bit, beneath which are rings and pairs of dagger blades. The numerous hoards containing such objects suggest that they functioned as ritual offerings deposited during burials.

The brooch is one of a group of eleven objects (seven other brooches and two bracelets) given to the museum by Josef and Brigitte Hatzenbuehler.

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Armband with Spirals, 14th–12th century B.C., European Bronze Age. Copper alloy. Overall: 5 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (13.5 x 11.5 x 11.3 cm), of spiral: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm). Gift of Josef and Brigitte Hatzenbuehler, 2007; 2007.498.5. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

'The Body Transformed' At The Met Fifth Avenue, november 12, 2018–february 24, 2019 

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