Bracelet with spirally twisted strands and a Herakles knot at the bezel
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bracelet with spirally twisted strands and a Herakles knot at the bezel
- Period: Roman Period
- Date: A.D. 2nd century
- Geography: Possibly from Lower Egypt; From Egypt
- Medium: gold
- Dimensions: Diam: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
- Object Number: 18.2.18
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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