Bracelet
Bracelet
Place of OriginSyria
DateLate Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
DimensionsDiam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
MediumCoiled glass rod.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1923
Not on View
DescriptionCylindrical glass stick of translucent light greenish glass around which a thread of manganese purple glass is plastically applied, forming spirals. Entire stick shows evidence of twisting before being shaped into a circle.
Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 117, no. 149, repr. (col.) fig. 72.Exhibition HistoryThe Dayton Art Institute, The Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life (featuring the Brooklyn Museum exhibition: Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire), September 21, 2007 - January 6, 2008 (no catalogue).
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
Possibly Late Roman
Early Arabic period, 7th-10th century CE
Early Arabic period, 7th-10th century
Early Arabic period, 7th-10th century CE
Early Arabic period, 6th-10th century CE
6th-8th Century
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century CE
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century CE
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