Hasanlu Decorated Bracelet. 9th century B.C. A hammered bronze penannular bracelet, the surface decorated with chased geometric patterns of circles alternated with crudely executed hatched triangles forming foliage guilloches. See similar bracelets in Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,1988, pp.32-33. 37 grams, 63 mm (2 1/2 in.) Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. These kind of bracelets were widespread in the ancient areas of Hasanlu and Northern Iranian Plateau, and various examples have been found in Luristan, Azerbaijan and Caucasus. Their decoration is mainly composed of narrows bands of interlocking horizontal hatched triangles, concentric ovals, cross-hatching, plain areas, herringbone patterns and so on. [No Reserve]

Fine condition.