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Roman glass bracelet with spiral decoration

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Object number
AR3464E
Object: Glass bracelet spiral inlay

Material: Blue glass with white glass inlay.

Period: Circa 4th cent. AD.
Late Roman period.

Description:    Blue glass bracelet with a circular profile. The outside is decorated with white inlay wound as a spiral.
The glass hoop was assembled into a ring during production; the seam is clearly visible. The decorative bracelet originated in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Dimensions: 68mm outer diameter, 56mm inner diameter.

Condition: Perfect condition. The surface has a delicate, iridescent patina.

Provenance: Acquired by us in 2022 from R. Deutsch, Israel. Exported under Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) permit no. 50984. Previously in the Israeli family collection of art dealer Gideon Sasson. Incorporated into the collection in 1925.

References: Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 74.51.349.
Cf. D. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Three, p. 68, no. 1004.

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