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Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A trio of beautiful bracelets: one made from deep blue, one made from dark green with yellow petal-like motifs, and the third made from the same dark green glass. After the invention of glassmaking, personal adornments were fashioned from man-made glass like this example. A lovely piece either for wearing or intended as an elegant votive offering. Size of largest: 3.1″ W (7.9 cm)
Condition: All are intact, with light surface wear and scratching commensurate with age.
Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA; [non-blue] ex-Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 286 – Objects (February 5-8, 2013, parts of lots 753 and 758); ex-private Bavarian collection; [blue] ex-Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 286 – Objects (February 5-8, 2013, part of lot 761); ex-collection of Dr. Konrad B. Schaufellen, Germany, acquired in 2000 from Munzhandlung Wickert in Ulm
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