Code: 2873
Description: A large cast bronze anklet, oval in shape and of circular cross-section, the terminals open at the ends. The hoop with incised segmented decoration close to the terminals, each with a panel infilled with herringbone, otherwise the hoop plain. The anklet with brown patination and some patchy greenish alteration, but good metal and a nice example, possibly from Luristan.
Size: 107 mm/4.2 ins. across (maximum dimension)
Culture: Near East, Iron Age
Date: c. 10th-8th Century B.C.
Provenance: Ex Essex private collection.