Byzantine Jeweled Bracelet

Illustration

Patrick Tinkham
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 13 March 2018
Byzantine Jeweled Bracelet

Dating to 500-700 CE, this gold bracelet is elaborately decorated with silver, pearls, amethyst, sapphire, glass and quartz. The interior features opus interrasile patterns. Overall, it measures 3.8 x 8.2 cm; the strap measures 2.3 x 19.5 cm; and the bezel measures 3.4 cm in diameter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Art, M. M. O. (2018, March 13). Byzantine Jeweled Bracelet. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/8283/

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