Title: 19th Century Bronze Asian Horn Bracelet
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Item ID: 817
Lovely 19th Century Bronze Asian Horn bracelet Worn around and over the horns of beasts of burden or livestock. These bronze bracelets are worn to cause the points of the horns to point downward by the weight of the bronze minimizing the possibility that the animal might gore person or property.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze
Bronze is widely used for cast metal sculpture. Common bronze alloys often have the unusual and very desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling in the finest details of a mould. Bronze has resistance to corrosion by sea water along with several bronze alloys. Bronze also has very little metal-on-metal friction, which made it invaluable.
