Iran · Iron Age II · ca. 9th century B.C.

Flag of IranAncient Near Eastern ArtMetalwork-Ornamentsca. 9th century B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleBracelet
MediumBronze, copper
Dimensions7/16 x 3 in. (1.1 x 7.6 cm) The balls are 1.1 cm in diameter/depth. The Diam. of the bracelet is approximately 7.6 cm as the object is in three pieces and the full diameter is difficult to determine. One of the pieces is in ANE SRAD 118 and cannot be measured.
ClassificationMetalwork-Ornaments
DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art
Dateca. 9th century B.C.
Credit LinePurchase, The Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, 1976
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureIran
PeriodIron Age II
Date Range900 BC – 800 BC

Provenance

RegionIran

More metalwork-ornaments from the Iran tradition

PI
1st millennium B.C.Pendant in the form of two addorsed horses
B
ca. 9th century B.C.Bracelet
BO
ca. 8th–7th century B.C.Bracelet or anklet with lions
S
ca. 9th century B.C.Stud
B
ca. 9th century B.C.Bracelet
S
ca. 9th century B.C.Studs
HO
ca. 8th–7th century B.C.Head of a pin: horned demon holding inverted lions
B
ca. 8th–7th century B.C.Bracelet

Other works from the Iron Age II period

PF
ca. 9th century B.C.Pyxis fragment
B
ca. 9th century B.C.Beads
SJ
ca. early 1st millennium B.C.Spouted jar with geometric decoration
BO
ca. 9th century B.C.Basin or bucket with handle and attachments
I
ca. 7th century B.C.Inlay
B
ca. 9th century B.C.Bell
B
ca. 9th century B.C.Brazier
W
ca. 9th century B.C.Whorl
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 326212