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Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern

Date:: late 6th–early 7th century
Geography:: Made in possibly Constantinople
Culture:: Byzantine
Medium:: Gold - sheet, rod; engraved; wire - plain, beaded; granulation; strip - triangular sectioned.
Dimensions:: Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.4 x 3.5 x 6 cm) Wt: 72g strap: 7/8 x 5 7/16 in. (2.2 x 13.8 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.148

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 301

Description

These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of the Byzantines. Sapphires, then called hyakinthoi (hyacinths), became popular in Byzantine jewelry in the sixth century.
Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (until 1917)
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A.D. 500-1000 (6,678)
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