late 6th-early 7th century
Town possibly Constantinople,
Turkey
Turkey
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumGold - sheet, rod; engraved; wire - plain, beaded; granulation; strip - triangular sectioned.
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SizeOverall: 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)
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Geography detailsMade in
Town possibly Constantinople,
Turkey -
Country today
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Datelate 6th-early 7th century
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CultureByzantine
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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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.
