Bronze Age, Europe, Urnfield — Twisted Torque — 12th - 10th Century B.C

Bronze Age, Europe, Urnfield, 12th - 10th Century B.C, Bronze Age, 275 mm diameter Condition: Good condition. Documented provenance. Antikarts dossier with presentation, characteristics and traceability.
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Detailed Description

Item: Twisted Torque.

Culture: Bronze Age, Europe, Urnfield.

Dating: 12th - 10th Century B.C.

Material: Bronze Age.

Dimensions: 275 mm diameter.

Analysis & expertise

Record prepared for Antikarts from the photographs and technical information provided by the source.

Attributions and measurements are retained as cataloguing markers, without over-interpretation.

This entry is preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference (no price displayed).

Characteristics

Item: Twisted Torque

Material: Bronze Age

Culture: Bronze Age, Europe, Urnfield

Period: 12th - 10th Century B.C

Dimensions: 275 mm diameter

Condition: Good condition

Historical context

During the Bronze Age, expanding networks and new techniques reshaped societies. Ceramics, ornaments and tools document practices, exchange routes and regional identities.

Attribution: Bronze Age, Europe, Urnfield. Dating indicated: 12th - 10th Century B.C.

Cultural value

Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.

Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.

Traceability & guarantees

Provenance (summary): Ex German auction house (2013).

Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.

Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/bronze-age-twisted-torque/.

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Material, chronological and cultural record for the object

Reference YA-11537
Period
Bronze Age, Europe, Urnfield
Date
12th - 10th Century B.C
Metal
Bronze Age
Diameter
275 mm diameter
Other References
YA-11537
Condition
Good condition
Provenance
Ex German auction house (2013) The Urnfield culture was a Bronze Age culture that flourished across much of Europe from around 1300 to 750 BCE, characterized by its widespread use of cremation burial practices and the deposition of cremated remains in urn