Bracelet
ca. 1860 (made)
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The archaeological excavations of the 19th century provided new inspiration for jewellers. This bracelet shows a scene of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal sacrificing on his return from a lion hunt. This subject is taken from a relief that was excavated by Sir A.H. Layard and displayed in the British Museum. Archaeological-style jewellery was particularly admired in intellectual circles from around 1860 until at least the 1880s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, with a steatite cylinder seal |
| Brief description | Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, after a relief in the British Museum, by John Brogden, England, about 1860 |
| Physical description | Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC), King of Assyria, sacrificing on his return from a lion hunt, after a relief in the British Museum. On the clasp, a Babylonian cylinder in steatite. Maker's mark of John Brogden. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Maker's mark of John Brogden.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Harriet Bolckow |
| Object history | Applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC), King of Assyria, sacrificing on his return from a lion hunt, after a relief in the British Museum. On the clasp, a Babylonian cylinder in steatite. The Assyrian sculptures in the British Museum excavated by Sir A.H. Layard were a source of inspiration to many designers. Layard published Nineveh and its Remains (1848-9) and Nineveh and Babylon (1853). |
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| Summary | The archaeological excavations of the 19th century provided new inspiration for jewellers. This bracelet shows a scene of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal sacrificing on his return from a lion hunt. This subject is taken from a relief that was excavated by Sir A.H. Layard and displayed in the British Museum. Archaeological-style jewellery was particularly admired in intellectual circles from around 1860 until at least the 1880s. |
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| Accession number | 735-1890 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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