The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bracelet (one of a pair)

Bracelet (one of a pair)

Date:: ca. 400
Geography:: Made in probably Rome
Culture:: Byzantine
Medium:: Gold
Dimensions:: Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.8 x 5.9 x 4.6 cm) strap: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) weight: 5.7oz. (163g)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.1668

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 302

Description

The medallions and hoops of these handsome bracelets were worked by tracing the design onto a gold sheet and then punching holes in the background to reveal the pattern of small doves.
Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (until 1917)
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Metalwork (14,716)

Gold (12,457)

Jewelry (7,519)

Bracelets (1,130)
Where
Roman Empire (5,259)
When
A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
In the Museum
Medieval Art (6,712)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.
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