Code: 12268
This is an ancient bronze cuff bracelet, dating to the 12th - 6th century B.C. It is of a shape popular from the late Bronze Age and Iron Age with spiral terminals. The cuff shape was thought to protect the wrist during archery.
OBJECT: Cuff Bracelet
CULTURE: Koban/Hallstatt
DATE: c. 1200 - 600 B.C.
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 63mm diameter x 28mm x 3mm
WEIGHT: 43.5 grams
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a European Private Collection, Dresden. Germany.