Ancient bracelet

Hinged Cuff Bracelet (circa. 1479-1425 B.C.) housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as decorative armor. Crafted from a variety of materials, such as silver, leather and wood, cuffs were often adorned with an assortment of beads, engravings, and semiprecious stones.

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

Jewelry - Etruscan, Ancient, Craftsmanship: In Etruria, to a much greater extent than elsewhere, the stimulus provided by the jewelry imported by the Phoenicians led to emulation that soon had imposing results. Alongside imported objects and mechanically repeated southwest Asian motifs, original forms, techniques, and styles developed that were the result of Etruscan taste. There was an entirely new concept, in which the goals of magnificence, impressive size, and a great wealth of…

Gold Bracelet set w/ Precious Stones -- Circa 4th Century CE -- Rome -- The British Museum

This piece is a bracelette that belonged to Queen Ahhotep, it is gold over a lapis lazuli background and was found in her tomb along with other treasures. This bracelet depicts the god Geb - representing the earth - wearing both crowns of Egypt and giving his blessings to the kneeling king. This piece is found in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Gold Bracelets From: National Museum Cardiff These gold bracelets are around 3,500 years old and date from the Bronze Age. They were part of a hoard found at Capel Isaf near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Bracelets such as these were made between 1700 and 1100 BC, and may well have been made from Welsh gold. Like other items of jewellery from this period, they would have been badges of status, of wealth and influence, worn by those who enjoyed the latest fashions and craftsmanship. Some of the…

This outstanding example of jewelry from the 1st-century BCE Greek colonies in the Black Sea region is purported to belong to the famed Olbia treasure, named for the town in present-day Ukraine in which it was discovered at the end of the 19th century. Whether the bracelets, necklaces, earrings, dress ornaments, and other items in the Walters' collection really came from the same tomb remains unclear. These impressive bracelets have a centerpiece linked by hinges to the two arms. Each…

Gold BraceletThis bracelet must certainly be grouped with MMA 59.84, 1977.9, and 1979.95 since it shares with one or more of them the same technique of sheet construction, incised and bitumen-highlighted designs (in this case epigraphic), and twisted wire decoration

CIRCA LATE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.