ANCIENT ROMAN GROUP OF FIVE GLASS BRACELETS
Late Roman, Ca. 300-500 AD.
A group of five glass bracelets (also referred to as bangles) comprising monochrome glass strains bent into a loop. In this group are included: 1) black with carinated profile 2) black 3) & 4) ribbed black 5) black. Glass bangles had a long lifespan and were also worn in the Middle Ages under Rome's successor state, the Byzantine Empire, where women often wore dresses which revealed their arms, making bracelets an especially appropriate accessory choice.
Size: L:45-70mm / W:45-70mm ; 55g
Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 150 - 300