Bracelet
Date:
11th Century
Medium:
Gold, sheet, filigree and granulation.
Dimensions:
2 3/4 inches × 1 1/4 inches (7 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roscoe B. Jackson
Object number:
26.15
Made up of two semi-circular tubes of sheet gold joined at the back with a simple hinge. At the front with an elaborate interlocking device fixed with a pin, flanked by triangular areas (the whole forming a lozenge), ornamented with filigree (twisted wire) and granulation, forming a kufic inscription against floral scrolls. Three large balls applied at the extremities of the lozenge.
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