Byzantine Jeweled Bracelet
Byzantine goldsmith, ca. 500-700 CE
reproductioncc0-museumrights: pending
A broad gold cuff caged with sapphire, amethyst, emerald plasma and pearl, worn at the edge of an empire.
Why it matters
The turn from Roman to Byzantine taste - color and openwork over carved form.
Notice
The stones sit high in open gold so daylight passes clean through the lattice.
Meaning
Splendor is a language emperors could not afford to mumble.
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 17.190.1670 (Open Access, CC0) view source ↗
Material
gold, silver, colored-stone
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: CC0-museum. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
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