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Bracelet
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman
Accession Number22.721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 313.
DescriptionThe circular hoop has overlapping ends and is ridged to imitate twisted wire. Green patina.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); by date unknown: collection of his niece, Mrs. James P. Tolman; gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman to MFA, November 16, 1922