Lot no. 816
RARE NEO-ASSYRIAN BRONZE SNAKE-HEADED BANGLE WITH CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION.
Ca. 800 - 600 BC
A bronze bracelet formed as an open hoop with opposed stylised serpent heads at the terminals, each with incised eyes and transverse grooves. The outer face of the hoop is cut with cuneiform signs. The inner face is plain.
Size: 80mm x 60mm; Weight: 55g.
Provenance: From a British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.
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