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Bracelet
Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
about 1000–700 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number60.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionSilver bracelet with silver wire coiled round all but the ends of bracelet. Ends resemble serpent's heads but are decorated with stylized bull's horns and trefoil designs.
Provenance1960, sold by H.D. Motamed, New York and Malba, NY, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 1, 1960)