Lot Essay
The stones in the bracelet (jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, emerald, sardonyx, sard, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, chrysoprase, jacinth and amethyst) are mentioned in the Book of Revelations, Chaper 21, vv.19-21. They are also thought to symbolise the
twelve apostles. For a similar bracelet cf. G. Munn, Castellani and Giuliano (1984) no.141
twelve apostles. For a similar bracelet cf. G. Munn, Castellani and Giuliano (1984) no.141