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 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.4 x 3.5 x 6 cm) Wt: 72g, Metalwork-Gold, These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of the Byzantines. Sapphires, then called hyakinthoi (hyacinths), became popular in Byzantine jewelry in the sixth century.
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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 1/2 x 1 3/8 2 3/8, 6.4 3.5 6 cm, Wt, 72g, Metalwork-Gold, elegant, earrings, decorated, pearls, favorite jewel, Byzantines, Sapphires, hyakinthoi, hyacinths, popular, Byzantine jewelry, sixth
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