Bracelet with sliding clasp, perhaps for a child

Roman Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 138

This type of bracelet is termed an overlap-twist bracelet after its construction: the ends of a hoop extend into a long wire that twists around the opposite terminal. This example employs a hollow tube of gold to form the hoop.

These bracelets were popular throughout the Roman Period. In Egypt depictions show they were worn with the overlapped part of the bracelet on the exterior of the wrist. The small diameter of this one suggests it might have been intended for a child.

Bracelet with sliding clasp, perhaps for a child, gold

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