A Near Eastern cast bronze anklet, c. 10th-8th Century B.C.

A Near Eastern cast bronze anklet, c. 10th-8th Century B.C.

Code: 2875

£140.00

Description: A cast bronze anklet, oval in shape and of flattened circular cross-section, the terminals open at the ends. The hoop with incised segmented decoration close to the terminals, forming two spaced double ridges at each end. The anklet with brown patination and extensive patchy green alteration, possibly from Luristan.

Size: 109 mm/4.3 ins. across (maximum dimension)

Culture: Near East, Iron Age

Date: c. 10th-8th Century B.C.

Provenance: Ex Essex private collection.