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Source Description
This pair of tubular gold bracelets is set with garnets in a cross pattern and decorated on the back with filigree (fine, twisted wire). These bracelets were probably worn by men high on the arm and served both as personal adornment and as indicators of wealth and high status.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
77467
label
Pair of Bracelets
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.75 (57.1080, 57.1081)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77467
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.75 (57.1080, 57.1081)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Bracelets
description
This pair of tubular gold bracelets is set with garnets in a cross pattern and decorated on the back with filigree (fine, twisted wire). These bracelets were probably worn by men high on the arm and served both as personal adornment and as indicators of wealth and high status.
provenance
Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 5th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.75 (57.1080, 57.1081)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bracelets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
10.8
depth
9.3
dimensionsRaw
15/16 x 4 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (2.4 x 10.8 x 9.3 cm); 1 x 3 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (2.5 x 10 x 9.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Hunnish
med
gold, garnets
creator_ids
7310
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
449d43ae1a9f8dd5