Ancient Roman Solid Bronze Bangle Bracelet, 93AC
Antique wearable circlet hand-forged from solid bronze alloy metal, originating from classical Roman provincial craft and personal adornment traditions across the ancient Mediterranean sphere. Bronze was the primary accessible precious metal alloy for daily wearable ornamentation throughout Roman civilisation, valued for its malleability and durability, deeply integrated into civilian everyday fashion, burial customs and folk protective rituals of the period. Simple seamless join construction forms a continuous wearable loop, designed for direct wear upon the wrist as a staple piece of personal jewellery for all social strata. The metal surface bears rich multi-tonal aged patina, layered verdigris copper oxidation and earthy burial encrustation accumulated over millennia of interment and historical passage, carrying fully unmodified authentic markers of deep antiquity. Such bronze band bracelets held layered cultural meaning within Roman life: they served as everyday decorative identity adornment for wearers, while also acting as intimate folk talismans believed to offer gentle spiritual safeguarding to the bearer. This genuine ancient Roman metal relic remains entirely unaltered, with no modern polishing, metal refinishing or chemical cleaning treatments applied, preserving its original hand-forged texture and natural aged bronze patina intact. Inner Diameter: 71mm, Band Width: 8mm.
Condition
Items are sourced from an estate.This is a no-reserve auction.
Antique wearable circlet hand-forged from solid bronze alloy metal, originating from classical Roman provincial craft and personal adornment traditions across the ancient Mediterranean sphere. Bronze was the primary accessible precious metal alloy for daily wearable ornamentation throughout Roman civilisation, valued for its malleability and durability, deeply integrated into civilian everyday fashion, burial customs and folk protective rituals of the period. Simple seamless join construction forms a continuous wearable loop, designed for direct wear upon the wrist as a staple piece of personal jewellery for all social strata. The metal surface bears rich multi-tonal aged patina, layered verdigris copper oxidation and earthy burial encrustation accumulated over millennia of interment and historical passage, carrying fully unmodified authentic markers of deep antiquity. Such bronze band bracelets held layered cultural meaning within Roman life: they served as everyday decorative identity adornment for wearers, while also acting as intimate folk talismans believed to offer gentle spiritual safeguarding to the bearer. This genuine ancient Roman metal relic remains entirely unaltered, with no modern polishing, metal refinishing or chemical cleaning treatments applied, preserving its original hand-forged texture and natural aged bronze patina intact. Inner Diameter: 71mm, Band Width: 8mm.
Condition
Items are sourced from an estate.This is a no-reserve auction.
