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This is a breathtaking pair of Byzantine bracelets. These are museum reproductions of a pair found in Karavas, Cyprus now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is gold plated (24K most likely over pewter). The Second Cyprus Treasure: The originals were made in Constantinople (scholars think) and later buried in a niche near Lambousa sometime most likely before the Arab occupation of Cyprus in AD 654. The treasure was illegally excavated in 1902 and the collection broken up. The original horde had a belt, two bracelets, three necklaces, several pairs of earrings, and silver dishes. (Information taken from Akerman, John Yonge, John Evans, W. S. W. Vaux, Frederic W. Madden, Barclay V. Head, Herbert A. Grueber, E. J. Rapson, O. Codrington, George Francis Hill, and Ge Ornate Gold Bracelet With Intricate Design For Ceremonial Wear, Ornate Gold Filigree Bracelet For Ceremonial Occasions, Byzantine Style Wedding Bracelet Jewelry, Ceremonial Gold Bracelet With Intricate Design, Ceremonial Ornate Gold Bracelet With Intricate Design, Ornate Hallmarked Gold Bracelet For Ceremonial Occasions, Byzantine Jewelry With Intricate Design For Ceremonial Occasion, Ornate Gold Bracelet For Ceremonial Occasions, Gold Byzantine Bracelets For Wedding
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A Pair of Byzantine Grapevine Bracelet - Metropolitan Museum of Art Reproduction

This is a breathtaking pair of Byzantine bracelets. These are museum reproductions of a pair found in Karavas, Cyprus now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is gold plated (24K most likely over pewter). The Second Cyprus Treasure: The originals were made in Constantinople (scholars think) and later buried in a niche near Lambousa sometime most likely before the Arab occupation of Cyprus in AD 654. The treasure was illegally excavated in 1902 and the collection…
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