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Bracelet (one of a pair)

Date:: ca. 400
Geography:: Made in probably Rome
Culture:: Byzantine
Medium:: Gold
Dimensions:: Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in. (7 x 5.9 x 4.8 cm) strap: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) weight: 5.7oz. (162g)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.1669

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)
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Metal (59,501)

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Roman Empire (5,257)
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A.D. 1-500 (6,219)
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Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.
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