Bracelet with spirally twisted strands and a Herakles knot at the bezel

Roman Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 138

There is a long tradition of bracelets with so-called Herakles knots, but for constructional reasons this one is ascribed to the Roman Period. The woman in the shroud 09.181.8 wears a bracelet with joined twisted tubes that may be similar to this one.

Bracelet with spirally twisted strands and a Herakles knot at the bezel, gold

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Bracelet with spirally twisted strands and a Herakles knot at the bezel, gold
Bracelet with spirally twisted strands and a Herakles knot at the bezel, gold

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