Description:
Silver Armlet, Persia, 1200-1600s BC style, open oval hoop tapering at the ends, terminating in the findings for a clasp, the ends covered with a separate piece of hollow metal, decorated with raised dots and beehive-form mounds, raised circles on the interior, dia. 4 3/8 in.
Provenance: Formerly in the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection.
Estimate $800-1,000
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Keywords
hollow metal
Suhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263

Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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