Horizontally ribbed glass bracelet
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This purplish translucent glass bracelet has a flattened profile, slightly convex on the ribbed external face (four uneven furrows). Time has adorned it with magnificent multicolor iridescence. Syria, 400-600 AD. “Bracelets with horizontal ribbing are known with a varying number of ribs. . . the largest number recorded comes from Resafa, Syria, made of purple glass. Recorded dates are invariably Byzantine and often rather late in this period” (Spaer 2001:200). Extensive pitting. Some white weathering crust. Parallel Israel Museum # 82.2.318 (Spaer 2001:200). This page was sponsored by Rachel Ann LeBaron Perry Bibliography (for this item)Spaer, Maud2001 Ancient glass in the Israel Museum: beads and other small objects. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. (200) |
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