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ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN SOLID BRONZE NECK TORQUE WITH DECORATIVE TERMINALS Afghanistan BRONZE AGE: 4000 - 3500 years ago This is a superb decorative solid bronze neck torque (torc) formerly owned and worn by a female of a noble, wealthy class of Near Eastern ancient origin. Items like these in all Bronze Age cultures were reserved as displays of wealth and power as bronze was a luxury to own in this age. This fine specimen features snake head stylized terminals and a very heavy, rich bright green patina. It is a patina like this that the finest ancient bronzes are prized for and it is a patina like this that brings a premium in price and value of the specimen. This fine ancient bronze artifact has NO RESTORATION OR FABRICATION. This is a great specimen of ancient body ornamentation and jewelry of the Bronze Age. WARNING: There is an increasing number of fake Near Eastern (Luristan) bronze artifacts on the market. As fine quality intact, original specimens become more scarce and techniques have become more sophisticated to fake these antiquities. We have personally handled numerous extremely well-done fakes with extremely convincing patinas. The degree to which the fakers have been able to replicate patina to disguise their work requires an expert examination by highly experienced individuals. It is common to find very reasonably priced artifacts that are made up of part original and part modern components or wholly modern pieces displaying elaborate artificial patinas. All purchases should include from the dealer a written guarantee of authenticity with unconditional and lifetime return policies regarding such guarantee. The term LURISTAN references artifacts made by a society of semi-nomadic people that once lived in the mountainous region of Northwest Iran. Little is known of this ancient culture but the most impressive traces are that of the bronze artifacts they left behind. These include highly decorative equipment for their horses, ceremonial containers and numerous weapons ranging from simple utilitarian pieces on up to elaborate masterpieces of warfare. It is theorized that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the earliest existence of the Median empire but this has never been proven as written records of the Medes have not survived. The Medes were Indo-Iranian people originally from central Asia who settled in Northwest Iran in the 9th century BC and later defeated the Assyrian empire in 614 BC. Their success is short-lived and their empire which once stretched from central Iran to the Persian Gulf and Anatolia was overrun in 550 BC by the Persians. INTACT, FINE EXAMPLE OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN WEALTHY-CLASS BODY ORNAMENTATION / JEWELRY - INCREDIBLE PATINA! 5.1" x 4.3" $325 LUR013 Actual Item - One Only |
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