  We analyze observational signatures arising from an epoch in cosmology
corresponding to the simple harmonic universe, which consists of positive
curvature, a negative cosmological constant, and one or more exotic matter
sources with $-1 < w = p/\rho \leq -1/3$, which may then evolve or tunnel into
an inflating and hot Big Bang phase. Particular relics specific to this class
of models include spatial curvature with $\Omega_k < 0$, modifications to the
dark energy sector due to the presence of residual exotic matter, and the
possibility that the cosmological constant may ultimately be negative. We
review the constraints on the relevant parameters from Planck and other
cosmological data sets, focusing on the roles of exotic matter and curvature,
and we find that while sources with $w \approx -1$ tend to tighten the
constraints on $\Omega_k$, matter with $w = -1/3$ can decouple curvature from
the expansion history. For the case where the dark energy sector includes a
negative cosmological constant, we use the experimental data to find an
associated lower bound on the lifetime of the expansion of the Universe.
