Harvard Art Museums > 1920.44.218: Coil Bracelet (1 1/2 coil) Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coil Bracelet (1 1/2 coil) , 1920.44.218,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 30, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303667. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1920.44.218 Title Coil Bracelet (1 1/2 coil) Classification Jewelry Work Type bracelet Date 7th-2nd century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Archaic period to Hellenistic Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303667 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Hammered Dimensions 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina features green and red corrosion over blackish-brown surface; brown burial accretions are also present. The object is incomplete, and there are deformations along the strip as well as breaks at both ends. The object was made by hammering. An incised decorative line is visible in one area under the corrosion and encrustations. It is possible that there is more decoration beneath the corrosion. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton Accession Year 1920 Object Number 1920.44.218 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This thin rectangular-sectioned bar is bent into a circle, with the ends overlapping. It may have been a bracelet or is perhaps simply a bent scrap. Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
