Double Spiral Bangle Pendant | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2023.501.7
Title: Double Spiral Bangle Pendant
Classification: Jewelry
Work Type: pendant
Date: 10th-8th century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Find Spot: Middle East, Iran, Western Iran
Period: Iron Age
Culture: Iranian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/303593

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Technique: Hammered
Dimensions: 2.3 x 3.3 x 0.2 cm (7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Technical Details: Technical Observations: The patina is green with spots of underlying red. Brown burial accretions are present. The surface is well preserved.

The wire is irregular in its shape and diameter. It was probably made by hammering. The front and back surfaces are slightly flattened, presumably from wear. There are longitudinal striations in the structure of the wire resulting from the forming process.

Henry Lie (submitted 2012)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
Accession Year: 2023
Object Number: 2023.501.7
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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