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Ancient Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A set of leaded bronze bracelets, 5 of intact forms and 9 fragments. Four of the intact bracelets are of slender forms, and the largest and thickest bracelet is also intact. Two fragmentary bracelets are nearly intact, and also included are 4 slender fragments as well as 3 pieces of a bell-laden bracelet. Size (largest intact bracelet): 3.625" W (9.2 cm); (interior gap): 2.875" W (7.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173598

Five bracelets are intact while remaining 9 pieces are fragments of bracelets. Thick earthen deposits and slight bending to overall forms. One original clapper remains within one bell. Nice patina throughout.