WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE AGE HEAVY BRACELET

c. 800-600 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan Culture. Heavy cast bronze bracelet with a D-shaped section and sheer terminals, now patinated in a stunning turquoise green. The bracelet's band is decorated with patches of engrave line decorations, while the terminals each bear four deeply incised dot-in-circle motifs. In bronze age societies, arm rings and bracelets were not just decorative, but also served to mark bonds of loyalty between a lord and his followers in a culture where honour was a matter of life and death. Such items were also. given to young men to mark their coming of age and bracelets of precious metals were also used as currency in a time before the widespread availability of coinage. Good condition, beautiful patina. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s, formerly acquired in the UK and European Art Market.; Size: L:75mm / W:83mm ; 190g