One of a Pair of Armlets

ca. 6000-3000 BCE H: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Citation Source image

This is one of a pair (with Walters 57.621) of heavy armlets of solid silver tapering towards the ends which are shaped like nail heads and decorated by incised lines. The inside diameter of the pieces suggests that they were worn on the upper arm. The bracelets, one broken in...

Artifact

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33397
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Edgar J. Banks [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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Medium
silver
Genre
armlets

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