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Bracelet with engraved gem depicting a female head wearing earrings and a necklace
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold, rock crystal
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .055 x .049
Credit Line
Gift of a "class of young ladies"
Accession Number87.60
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionA gold bracelet consisting of an engraved gem in rock crystal (depicting a female head wearing earrings and a necklace) with three sections of gold on either side. The first two section on either side are made of braided links with four small beads of gold on each; the third section, at the open ends, is a simple cone. The bracelet is an unusual example of the use and possible reuse of engraved gems for jewelry.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: found near Smyrna by Telemachus Thomas Timayenis (b. 1853 - d. 1918), Boston; sold by T. T. Timayenis to "a class of young ladies"; June 24, 1887:gift to MFA by a class of young ladies, through Miss Bessie Andrew Talbot