Lot Essay
For a similar, un-hinged examples compare the pair in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, no. 17 in Gonosov and Kondoleon, Art of Late Rome and Byzantium.
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CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A LATE ROMAN OR BYZANTINE GOLD BRACELET
circa late 4th-early 5th century a.d.
Probably made for a child, composed of two heavy, hollow beaded hoops, each corresponding large bead connected by small globular spacers, made in two sections joined by a hinge at one end, and a three-ring and pin closure at the other
2 in. (5.7 cm) wide
circa late 4th-early 5th century a.d.
Probably made for a child, composed of two heavy, hollow beaded hoops, each corresponding large bead connected by small globular spacers, made in two sections joined by a hinge at one end, and a three-ring and pin closure at the other
2 in. (5.7 cm) wide
Provenance
The Gans Collection
Literature
Jaeger, Die Sammlung Eduard Gans, no. 113