Decorated Bracelet

Period:

501-600 AD

Original Material:

Bronze

Overview:

A penannular bronze flat-section bracelet with beast-head finials, segmented outer face with radiating knops, incised saltires and pellets. This bracelet illustrates the style of jewelry that was
worn by the Eastern Roman Empire’s aristocracy in the early Middle Ages. All the engraving work was made by hand with an iron tip.

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