Saturday, February 7, 2026

Byzantine Bracelet

 


The attached photo features a braided gold bracelet that has two rather simple pendants at one end. Two connecting openwork spheres enhance the aesthetic. 

Provenance: Hauran
Era: 6th - 7th century CE.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus


Bašīr Zuhdī. Lamḥā ʿan al-ḥilī al-ḏahabīyyā al-qadīmā wa rawaʾiʿihā fi al-matḥaf al-waṭanī bi Dimašq. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XIII 1963 (pp. 71-98).

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