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Byzantine Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern

Byzantine Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern (front view)

Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern
Date: late 6th–early 7th century
Geography: Made in possibly Constantinople
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Gold – sheet, rod; engraved; wire – plain, beaded; granulation; strip – triangular sectioned.
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 2 5/16 in. (5.7 x 3.7 x 5.9 cm) Wt: 74g strap: 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (2.3 x 14 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Provenance
Cyprus Treasure, found at Karavas, Cyprus, 1902; J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (until 1917)

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Byzantine Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern (back view)

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