A large heavy Near Eastern cast bronze bracelet or anklet

A large heavy Near Eastern cast bronze bracelet or anklet

Code: 2872

£145.00

Description: A large heavy cast bronze bracelet or anklet, oval in shape and of circular cross-section, the terminals open at the ends. The hoop with incised segmented decoration and with green brown patination and some patchy greenish alteration, otherwise condition good, possibly from Luristan.

Size: 92 mm/3.6 ins. across (maximum dimension)

Culture: Near East, Iron Age

Date: c. 10th-8th Century B.C.

Provenance: Ex Essex private collection.