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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.121
Title
Bracelet
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
bracelet
Date
late 8th-early 7th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Period
Iron Age
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304593

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
w. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:

Cu, 87.27; Sn, 12.55; Pb, less than 0.04; Zn, less than 0.001; Fe, 0.16; Ni, less than 0.01; Ag, 0.03; Sb, less than 0.05; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.01; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001

J. Riederer

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: iron
K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: The patina is black and green with reddish-brown areas. Under ultraviolet light, several areas that seem to correspond to waxy accretions fluoresced a translucent white. There is some small porosity or pitting.

The bracelet is solid and made in one piece that was likely cast in the present shape rather than bent into shape from a metal rod. It is thinner at the extremities and flat at the terminals; one terminal is smooth, the other slightly uneven. There is no evidence of tool marks.


Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2011)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.256.121
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This simple, circular-sectioned bracelet is curved into a C-shape. It tapers from a central point to the plain terminals, which have no decoration and are flat on the ends.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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