Twisted glass bracelet, 700-800 AD

Twisted glass bracelet, 700-800 AD
Period:
Dating:750 AD–950 AD
Origin:Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Mediterranean
Material:Glass (all types)
Physical:9.5cm. (3.7 in.) - 23 g. (.8 oz.)
Catalog:GLS.SS.00812

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  This glass bracelet was made by drawing out some translucent green glass, twisting the resulting cane, bending it, and closing it into a loop by fusing the ends (this is a monochrome bracelet; the white patches are weathering crust). Eastern Mediterranean, early Islamic, circa eighth century AD.

“Twisted bracelets are unlikely to have appeared before the 4th century CE. The monochrome twisted pieces remained popular throughout most periods and at most places, but may have been especially common in Syria and Asia Minor” (Spaer 2001:194).


Bibliography (for this item)

Spaer, Maud
2001 Ancient glass in the Israel Museum: beads and other small objects. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. (194)






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