Bracelet
400 BC-300 BC (made)
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This bracelet (pselia) is of a common type which consists of a pennanular rod with animal-head terminals. It originated in the Achaemenid world. Some bracelets were worn at the wrist, others like this one near the elbow, and the grandest were worn on the upper arm.
The glass rod is coloured with a cobalt blue pigment.
Animal-heads were a common feature in Greek jewellery, used on earrings, clasps and bracelets. Rams, lions, goats and bulls are the most frequently found.
The glass rod is coloured with a cobalt blue pigment.
Animal-heads were a common feature in Greek jewellery, used on earrings, clasps and bracelets. Rams, lions, goats and bulls are the most frequently found.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold with granulation and blue glass |
| Brief description | Bracelet with gold ram's-head terminals and blue glass rod, made in Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), about 400-300 BC |
| Physical description | Bracelet with gold ram's-head terminals. The glass rod is coloured with a cobalt blue pigment. |
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| Object history | Webb Collection |
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| Summary | This bracelet (pselia) is of a common type which consists of a pennanular rod with animal-head terminals. It originated in the Achaemenid world. Some bracelets were worn at the wrist, others like this one near the elbow, and the grandest were worn on the upper arm. The glass rod is coloured with a cobalt blue pigment. Animal-heads were a common feature in Greek jewellery, used on earrings, clasps and bracelets. Rams, lions, goats and bulls are the most frequently found. |
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| Accession number | 8855-1863 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2005 |
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