Code: 2878
Description: A cast bronze bracelet or anklet, oval in shape and of flattened circular cross-section, the terminals open at the end. The hoop with incised segmented decoration close to the terminals, each with two panels infilled with herringbone, otherwise the hoop plain. The bracelet/anklet with brown patination and patchy greenish alteration, but good metal and a nice example, possibly from Luristan.
Size: 98 mm/3.8 ins. across (maximum dimension)
Culture: Near East, Iron Age
Date: c. 10th-8th Century B.C.
Provenance: Ex Essex private collection.