Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern, late 6th–early 7th century, Made in possibly Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold - sheet, rod; engraved; wire - plain, beaded; granulation; strip - triangular sectioned., Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 2 5/16 in. (5.7 x 3.7 x 5.9 cm) Wt: 74g, Metalwork-Gold, Heavy, rigid gold bracelets like this pair are opened by the pins S beside the medallions at their centers. The grapevines decorating these bracelets were made by attaching small gold sheets worked as leaves and triangular groups of grapes to thick gold wires
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Bracelet, Grapevine Pattern, late 6th–early 7th century, Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, sheet, rod, engraved, wire, plain, beaded, granulation, strip, triangular sectioned, Overall, 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 2 5/16, 5.7 3.7 5.9 cm, Wt, 74g, Metalwork-Gold, Heavy, rigid gold bracelets, pair, opened, pins S, beside, medallions, centers, grapevines decorating, bracelets, attaching small, gold, sheets, worked, leaves, groups, grapes, thick gold, wires
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