Nimrud Bracelet

This gorgeous cuff bracelet has a long tradition going back to the ancient Near East! It is seen adorning the male figures in the very famous alabaster relief images from the palace at Nimrud, which date to c. 880 BC.

Nimrud was the ancient Assyrian city in the area today known as Iraq. The city became the capital of the Neo-Assyrian empire when king Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BC) built an impressive new palace there. The palace was adorned with extensive relief images, like the ones that inspired this bracelet.

Our bracelet faithfully recalls the wrist ornament seen in these reliefs, with a full and beautiful open flower enclosed in a central disc, with a triple ribbed cuff ornamentation on the sides.