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Byzantine Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern
Summary
These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of the Byzantines. Sapphires, then called hyakinthoi (hyacinths), became popular in Byzantine jewelry in the sixth century.
Made in possibly Constantinople
Romei means "man from Rome", identifying people who once lived in Rome and now living elsewhere - Eastern Roman Empire with its capital in Constantinople..
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Date
0500 - 0699
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
