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Gold Bracelet

Gold Bracelet (© British Museum)

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Graeco-Scythian

British Museum

4th Century BC

The bracelet is of twisted gold wire ending in ponies' heads of repousse gold, encrusted with coloured glass. It was found in South Russia and is a fine example of Graeco-Scythian gold-work, an important class of jewellery.

  • Medium: gold
  • Dimensions: diameter: 9 cm
  • Art Fund Grant: £300 ( Total: £600)
  • ArtFunded in: 1957

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