Lot Essay
For an identical bracelet, cf. J. Ward-Perkins and A. Claridge, Pompeii AD79, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1976, no. 62 found in a villa at Boscoreale in 1908 (Musée de Mariemont, inv. B.357) "These armlets appeared suddenly in the first century AD, with earrings to match, and remained very popular until the second century. At least seven examples are known from Pompeii." Also, J. Ogden, Ancient Jewellery, The British Museum, London, 1992, p. 15, fig. 6.