armlets (adornment)

Bronze Armlet. It appears to have been made by bending a hammered piece of metal into a circle, and there is a gap of about 5 mm between the two ends of the metal. There is a motif that may look like rope along the middle of the exterior surfface of the band. In the middle of the band, there are two circular swirling motifs. The rope pattern on the ends of the metal strips appear faded or battered.

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