Pair of bracelets with rock crystal hoops and gold rams' heads

Unknown

ca. 330–300 BCE · Gold, rock crystal · Greek and Roman Art

The rock crystal hoops of these bracelets have been carefully cut, carved, and polished to produce a twisted appearance, highlighted by wire bindings fitted into the valleys. The rams' heads emerge from long, elaborate collars decorated with three friezes enclosed within bands of darts and bordered by plain and beaded wire. The upper frieze, an ivy chain on a vine, is tied at the center with a Herakles knot and bears four bunches of grapes; the middle frieze has palmettes with pointed leaves; the third frieze, a palmette complex.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 330–300 BCE

Medium

Gold, rock crystal

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937