Turned Armilla

Description

Europe. As the spiral mimics forms found in nature - specifically in nautilus shells - it is the basis for logarithmic measures of progression in measurement and growth, which in turn help establish the Fibonacci sequence. Through this sequence we can analyze the phenomenon of spiral designs, specifically in nautilus shells, where the radius of each new chamber grows at a rate determined by a specific proportion to the previous one.

Provenance

Count Keglevics; Dr. S. Egger, Vienna, sold Sotheby, 1891; Pitt Rivers; (Michael Ward, New York).

Turned Armilla

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c. 1500 BCE

Accession Number

1988.5

Medium

bronze, wrought

Dimensions

Overall: 12.5 x 10.4 cm (4 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Classification

Metalwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund