armlet
- Museum number
- 124020
- Title
- Series: Oxus Treasure
- Description
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Fragmentary gold fluted bracelet with roaring lion's head terminal; six large cells cut in the metal, pointed at the lower ends; pair of deeper regular rectangular cells immediately below the terminal; fine cloisons on the neck and top of the head, subsequently crushed flat; originally inlaid but all trace of these are missing; remainder of object likewise missing.
- Production date
- 5thC BC-4thC BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 0.45 centimetres (section)
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Length: 4.50 centimetres
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Weight: 21.50 grains
- Curator's comments
- Inlays removed from recesses and then probably cut up in antiquity for recycling as the gold equivalent of "hacksilber".
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2006 Apr-Dec BM, G2/170
1995-2005 17 Nov-Aug BM, G52/IRAN/28a
1994 16 Jun-23 Dec, BM, G49/IRAN/28a
1989 Temporary display, BM, Room 35 (Hinton St Mary mosaic staircase)
1975-ca 1990 Jul- BM, Iranian Room [IR], OT case
1931-ca 1939 BM, Room 20: Persian Room
1923-1931 BM, King Edward VII Building: Franks Display
1900- BM, Gold Ornament Room
- Condition
- Cut end; crushed cloisons; all inlays missing.
- Acquisition date
- 1897
- Department
- Middle East
- BM/Big number
- 124020
- Registration number
- 1897,1231.119
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: OT 119 (catalogue no)
