Round Box with Spiral

Round box decorated with an embossed spiral.

The spiral is one of humanity’s oldest and most widespread symbols, known since the Paleolithic era. In Cycladic art, it frequently appears on vases and marble objects of the 3^rd millennium BC.

In antiquity, the spiral represented continuous movement and rebirth; it reflected the rhythm of nature, the circular flow of time, and the course of life — beginning, evolving, and returning. It symbolizes the eternal energy of the universe, the force that moves stars, waters, and life itself.