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Source Description
This bracelet is made of tubular gold, with a simulated fastener of five ribs embossed on one side. It was bought ca. 1920 in Athens together with two others, now in Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, inv. 951.166.1-2. Very similar Byzantine bracelets are also in Washington DC, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, inv. 58.42 and Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, inv. Omega 100-101.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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9680
label
Bracelet
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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9680
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object
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normalized
title
Bracelet
description
This bracelet is made of tubular gold, with a simulated fastener of five ribs embossed on one side. It was bought ca. 1920 in Athens together with two others, now in Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, inv. 951.166.1-2. Very similar Byzantine bracelets are also in Washington DC, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, inv. 58.42 and Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, inv. Omega 100-101.
provenance
Sale, Athens; Margaret Burg, England and Scarsdale, New York, ca. 1920, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by purchase.
date
5th-7th century (Late Antique)
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bracelets
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.7
height
6.6
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/16 in. (7.7 x 6.6 x 1.1 cm)
Source extras
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Byzantine
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gold
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6640
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ROM
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JWL
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2054
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2704
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0
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photo
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