1000 – 600 BC, Bronze Age. This thick and heavy cast bronze bracelet features a wide band with several wide incised lines resulting in a ribbed pattern. In the Bronze Age bracelets were used not only as jewellery but also as ritual objects of high value, which allowed their owners to store wealth before the invention of coinage. Such bracelets are discovered in burials as grave gifts or found in large hoards, and an important part of the Bronze Age cultures in both Europe and Asia. Good condition, wearable with a beautiful patina.Size: L:72mm / W:77mm ; 124.7g; Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1980s.