| 65 made of jet-black, banded jasper, with a boatshaped outline. Slightly curved at the top, the neck and the domed, blunt cutting edge flaring distinctly downwards. A fine line incised along the edge of the blunt neck, before which a bulging incised line extending back across the f lanks. The surface between these lines stripped off and made slightly deeper, thereby creating fine grooves. This process repeated on the upper surface. Slender bulging ridges, separated by incised lines, on the outsides, around the central bore hole and along the central axis. The surface between these bulging ridges has been ground down, thereby creating exceptionally fine and precise grooves over the entire surface. Length 10.5 cm. Without a doubt , this outstanding, early Bronze Age artefact from the northern Black Sea area was used for ritual purposes and not intended for everyday use; this is borne out by the blunt cutting edge, the extraordinary, naturally deep black, finely banded stone and the extremely elaborate, delicate design on the surface. The axe represents a remarkably rare and perfectly shaped relict of early Bronze Age craftsmanship in the region, the quality of which is beyond compare. Provenance: Private Austrian collection, acquired from another private Austrian collection during the 1990s. 276274 II + € 4.800 42 Ein Paar vierfach gewundener Golddrahtringe mit Spiralenden, jüngere Urnenfelderzeit, 10. - 9. Jhdt. v. Chr. Zweiteilig gearbeitet. Die aus einem Draht gefertigten Spiralwindungen zwischen den beiden Endspiralen durch einen kurzen umgebogenen Bronzedraht geklammert. Durchmesser 5,3 und 6 cm. Gewicht 17,5 und 23,07 g. Provenienz: Süddeutsche Privatsammlung. A pair of gold wire rings with four loops and spiral ends, late Urnfield Culture, 10th – 9th century B.C. Forged in two parts. Made of one piece of wire, the spiral coils attached between the two end spirals by means of a short bronze wire, folded back on itself. Diameter 5.3 und 6 cm. Weighing 17.5 g and 23.07 g respectively. Provenance: South German private collection. 304150 I - € 3.800 Three gold spirals made of “endless” wire, late Urnfield Culture, 10th – 9th century B.C. Spirals made of “double” gold wire, running parallel, connected at the ends by a bend and forming a closed, topological loop. Length of the spirals approx. 4.5 cm, diameter approx. 3 cm. Weighing 15.68 g, 13.86 g and 16.14 g respectively. 304151 I - € 3.500 43 Drei Goldspiralen aus „endlosem” Draht, jüngere Urnenfelderzeit, 10. - 9. Jhdt. v. Chr. Spiralen aus „zweibahnig” verlaufendem Golddraht, der an den Enden durch eine Biegung verbunden ist und topologisch eine geschlossene Schlaufe bildet. Länge der Spiralen jeweils ca. 4,5 cm, Durchmesser ca. 3 cm. Gewicht 15,68 g, 13,86 g und 16,14 g. 43 42
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