Title: Gold Band - 1975.13
Acquisition number: 1975.13
Author or editor: J.R. Green
Culture or period: Late Bronze Age.
Date: 1400 - 1200 BC.
Material: Metal - Gold
Object type: Other
Dimensions: 44mm (l) × 6mm (w)
Origin region or location: Jordan
Origin city: Amman.
Display case or on loan: 1
Keywords: Late Bronze Age Temple at Amman
J.R. Green with B. Rawson, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Australian National University, A.N.U., Canberra, 1981, 14.
1975.13
Gold Band
From Amman A.vi.2 (cat.no. 209).Length 4.4cm; max. width 0.6cm.
Small gold band, pierced towards each end. The sides are cut irregularly.
Such bands were perhaps used to decorate wands or staves. Compare Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1869-) 98, 1966, pl. 34b.
J.R. Green with B. Rawson, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Australian National University, A.N.U., Canberra, 1981, 14.