Huge Luristan Bronze Armlet

**First Time At Auction**

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A nice armlet of a hefty and wearable form shaped from a section of thick bronze rod. The annular accessory features smooth surfaces and flattened terminals that were perhaps attached via a central bar or wire at one time. Though this accessory is wearable, it was perhaps recommissioned from being a handle for a chest, vessel, or container of private goods. Thick layers of brown, green, and russet patina have formed over the surfaces to make this an attractive example of ancient fashion! Size (bracelet): 5.1" W x 4.75" H (13 cm x 12.1 cm); (wrist gap): 0.7" W (1.8 cm); (interior opening): 3.8" W (9.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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#160438
Condition Report: Wearable as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions, with light encrustations in scattered areas, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina throughout.