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A Bactrian tinned bronze ring featuring a round hoop and a raised bezel. The band is wide, flaring slightly towards the bezel. The bezel itself is formed of a cylindrical protrusion, decorated by three concentric trails of granules. The bezel is set with a translucent orange glass bead. Three vertical lines of granules decorate the band around the bezel. The ring features dark patination and earthy encrustations to the surface.  A small chip to the ring band.

Bactria, or Bactriana, was an important historical region in central Asia. It served as a significant meeting place for Western and Eastern trade routes as well as being a central location for religious and artistic ideas. Large scale migration and resettlement of communities across the region resulted in a large circulation of new cultures and languages and an accumulation of vast wealth. Jewellery is such a wealth gained; rings such as this one pose as a suitable example.

Measurements (circa): H 2.9cm, internal diameter 1.8cm
Closest UK ring size: P

Provenance: Private London collection, ex Parthenon Gallery, 1990-2017.

Circa 1st Millennium BC

Bactrian Bronze Ring with Glass Bead  (No reserve price)

Archaeology

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Material

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Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 million years)

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CITES Appendix II - Annex B in the EU

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