, ▁in ▁Germany , ▁which ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 2 3 1 ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁an ▁inc ised ▁stone , ▁as ▁if ▁by ▁an ▁artist ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁that ▁material . ▁In ▁England ▁the ▁oldest ▁example ▁is ▁at ▁Sto ke ▁D ' A ber non ▁church , ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁D ' A ber non , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 7 . ▁N umer ous ▁br ass es ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁some ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁A part ▁from ▁their ▁art istic ▁attract iveness , ▁these ▁orn amental ▁br ass es ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁ut most ▁value ▁in ▁faith fully ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁cost umes ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁ecc les iast ical , ▁civil ▁or ▁military ; ▁they ▁furn ish ▁also ▁appropriate ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁beautiful ▁letter ing ▁( cf . ▁Br ass ▁Gallery ). ▁ ▁India ▁▁▁▁ ▁Ex c av ations ▁from ▁sites ▁where ▁Ind us ▁Valley ▁Civil isation ▁once ▁fl our ished ▁reve al ▁usage ▁of ▁bronze ▁for ▁various ▁purposes . ▁Ear liest ▁known ▁usage ▁of ▁bronze ▁for ▁art ▁form ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁BC . ▁Dan cing ▁Girl ▁of ▁Moh en jo ▁Dar o ▁is ▁attributed ▁for ▁the ▁same . ▁Arch ae olog ists ▁working ▁on ▁exc av ation ▁site ▁at ▁Kos amb i ▁in ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁un ear th ed ▁a ▁bronze