BM 136809
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 136809=1977,0226.11 |
| Notes | Purchased from Nicholas Wright. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Personal adornment » Strip |
| Material | Gold |
| Measures | h. 1.28, w. 4.55 |
| Notes on support and decorations | Gold strip with applied and granulated decoration on one side; three loops at back (one dnow lost), which were intended for attachment. Pair with BM 136808. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The attachment loops imply that this object was an appliqué which was originally fastened to cloth or leather. This type of appliqué has a lengthy history on the Russian steppe but became more popu-lar across the Near East during and after the Achaemenid period.