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Pair of Bracelets
This pair of tubular gold bracelets is set with garnets in a cross pattern and decorated on the back with filigree (fine, twisted wire). These bracelets were probably worn by men high on the arm and served both as personal adornment and as indicators of wealth and high status.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
15/16 x 4 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (2.4 x 10.8 x 9.3 cm);
1 x 3 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (2.5 x 10 x 9.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Migration and Early Medieval Art
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
VO.75 (57.1080, 57.1081)