Lion protom bracelet

In this paper the development of lion protome bracelets in the Ancient Near Eastern between the 14th and the 6th century BC will be examined. For the reason a lion protome bracelet from tomb 36 at Marlık, a pair of lion protome bracelets from Nimrud Tomb II and Tomb III Coffin I, a lion protome bracelet made of bronze and gold by the Museum of Van, lion motif and a lion protome bracelet from Ziwiye, a lion protome bracelet from the Tumulus A at Gordion and a pair of blue glass bracelets with golden lion protomes were identified. The comparison of the seven bracelets, which are quite different from each other, will include the questions of their dating, their ownership, their findspot, their manufacturing techniques and the chracteristics in style. The study also specifically come to a conclusion by looking at their interaction with style properties. In the conclusion of this study the styles of the seven bracelets from, In this study, Marlık, Tomb II, Tomb III Coffin I, Museum of Van, Ziwiye, Gordion A Tumuli and Toptepe Tumuli lion prome bracelets will be compared in detail. The results will put forth the typology of the bracelets. Keywords: Lion, Style, Bracelet