Bronze Age art

artifact found in Nebra, Germany

late Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark

thumb|Bronze 4th-century BC buffer-type torc from France thumb|The Dying Gaul, a Roman statue with a torc in the [[Capitoline Museums in Rome]] A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although some have hook and ring closures and a few have mortice and tenon locking catches to close them. Many seem designed for near-permanent wear and would have been difficult to remove.

archaeological site in Sweden

prehistoric carving in Uffington, England

4,500 year old bronze sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilisation city of Mohenjo daro

ancient Chinese cauldron, standing upon 3 or 4 legs with a lid and two facing handles

Chinese decorated bronzes deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and the nobility

type of circular ancient Chinese jade artifact

anthropomorphic stone stelae within the perimeter of a tumulus

Bronze Age artefact

archaeological treasure trove found in 1963

thumb|Toreutics on the Vače Situla (Slovenia, 5th century BC) The term toreutics, relatively rarely used in English, refers to artistic metalworking – hammering gold or silver (or other materials), engraving, or using repoussé and chasing to form minute detailed reliefs or small engraved patterns. Toreutics can include metal-engraving – forward-pressure linear metal removal with a burin.

steatite seal that was discovered at the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site

hollow amulet hung around the neck, worn by male children in Ancient Rome

Bronze Age hoard of 81 gold objects

Bronze Age objects of the Indonesian archipelago

art from Urartu (Ararat)

crescent-moon shaped late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age necklace or collar

ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel

Bronze Age solid sheet-gold object made and found in Wales

bronze casts with religious meanings

stone sculpture found at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan

late Bronze Age headdress artefact made of thin gold leaf at Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany

tell (hill city), containing one of the largest Middle Bronze (MB) Age (2,100–1,550 BC) Canaanite palaces in ancient Palestine

ancient Chinese drinking vessel

ritual hemispherical cap

swords from the Bronze Age

right|thumb|Fangyi dated to the 12th century BCE (Shang dynasty) A fangyi (; 'square bronze') is a type of Chinese ritual bronze container typical of the Shang and early to middle Zhou periods of Bronze Age China (circa 1800-900 BCE). It takes the shape of a square or rectangular casket with a cover that resembles a hip roof, surmounted by a knob of a similar hipped appearance. The lower edge is typically indented with a semi-circular notch.

bronze age vessel

archaeological site in Wilsford cum Lake, Wiltshire, England

Canaanite bronze age objects taken from Gaza to Israel