Jeweled Bracelet

Unknown

500–700 · Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, opal, glass, quartz, emerald plasma · Medieval Art

These elaborately decorated bracelets have richly jeweled exteriors and finely detailed opus interrasile patterns on their interiors. The luminous beauty of pearls was highly prized in the Byzantine world.

Artist

Unknown

Date

500–700

Medium

Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, opal, glass, quartz, emerald plasma

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917