LARGE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA BRONZE DISK HEADED STICK PIN MIRROR FROM THE NEAR EAST *LUR452

Product Description

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This is the finest and largest ancient Mesopotamian bronze disk headed mirror pin we have ever offered.  It boasts of an exceptional complete condition with stunning, colorful preservation due to the rich blue-green ancient mineral encrustations on all surfaces.  The long stick pin is complete and unbroken which is very rare!  Pins like this were worn in garments and hair, once brightly polished golden bronze that would reflect the sun, creating a supernatural aura to its wearer.  These were prestige body adornment objects.  Only the most wealthy and noble class individuals would have been able to afford such opulence in the ancient Bronze Age world. 

This artifact has  been professionally cleaned and conserved in our lab, being treated with a special sealer developed and formulated by us specifically for ancient metal preservation.  The patina shows beautiful traits only found in authentic ancient bronze objects.  It is a patina like this that the finest ancient bronzes are prized for and it is a patina like this that brings a premium in price and value of the specimen.  There is no active bronze disease.   Bronze disease can be a problem in bronze artifacts and untreated, it can literally eat away an object over a short period time, and destory it.  

WARNING:  There is an increasing number of fake Near Eastern (Luristan) bronze objects on the market.  As fine quality intact, original specimens become more scarce and techniques have become more sophisticated to fake these weapons.  We have personally handled numerous extremely well-done fakes with extremely convincing patinas.  The degree to which the fakers have been able to replicate patina to disguise their work requires an expert examination by highly experienced individuals.  It is common to find very reasonably priced weapons that are made up of part original and part modern components or wholly modern pieces displaying elaborate artificial patinas.  All purchases should include from the dealer a written guarantee of authenticity with unconditional and lifetime return policies regarding such guarantee.

HISTORY

The ancient Near East (including Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent) is considered the cradle of civilization.  The Fertile Crescent is believed to be the very first region where settled farming emerged as people started the process of clearance and modification of natural vegetation to grow newly domesticated plants as crops.  Early human civilizations such as Sumer in Mesopotamia, flourished as a result.  It was here that intensive year-round agriculture was first practiced, leading to the rise of the first dense urban settlements and the development of many familiar institutions of civilization, such as social stratification, centralized government and empires, organized religion and organized warfare.  It also saw the creation of the first writing system, the first alphabet (abjad), the first currency in history, the first law codes, early advances that laid the foundations of astronomy and mathematics, and the invention of the wheel.  During the period, states became increasingly large, until the region became controlled by militaristic empires that had conquered a number of different cultures.