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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.358
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Bracelet with Goats' Head Terminals
Other Titles
Former Title: Luristan Armlet
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
bracelet
Date
6th-4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Period
Achaemenid period
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289362

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
d. 1 x h. 6.2 x diam. 6.9 cm (3/8 x 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 1
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron, nickel, arsenic
K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: The patina is green with areas of underlying red and black. Some brown burial accretions are present. The surface detail is mostly obscured by raised green corrosion products, but some small areas are well preserved. Scratches on the terminal heads result from the modern cleaning process.

The two heads appear to have been cast from a model formed directly in wax. They are partially hollow. Incised lines in the heads may have been formed or enhanced by cold working. It is difficult to know if the shape of the hoop section is as it was cast or if it was elongated and strengthened by hammering.


Henry Lie (submitted 2012)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.358
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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