Bronze items from Armenia
I purchased these items last year from a small local seller in the Vernisage market in Yerevan, Armenia. The bracelet is about 7.5 cm diameter and the button 4cm. According to seller the other item was part of a bronze age sword. I am interested to learn more about possible dating and origins/story and your opinion on the genuine character. I am aware that I will probably not be able to legally sell these item to a licensed dealer in e.g. Europe because it originates in Lebanon and has no certified provenance. Am also not planning to as it is not part of my personal and private collection. Still I would be interested to find out what the approximate value would be if provenance etc could be legally established.
from a local dealer in Armenia
Gallery/Dealer
No
Thank you for submitting your items for appraisal. These appear to be later roman bronze fragments, possibly the knob of a helmet, the bracelet might be just that, the button has no specifications / ornaments that would allow a more defined dating. These items whould have a value well below 50 USD if all the legal documentation could be provided. They might be genuine, although I have seen chinese manufactured "roman" fakes recently, the verdigris was loose and partly filed off.
