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Collection Online as of May 14, 2026

A silver bracelet, a thick and tubular ring, forms a smooth circle. The metal surface features a soft gray finish, occasionally tarnished with scattered dark specks and fine lines. At the top, the ends taper into an interlocking clasp; a hook on the right passes through a loop on the left. This weighted design emphasizes a continuous circular form, highlighted by its solid construction and subtle, aged patina.

Bracelet

200–1 BCE

Greece, late Hellenistic period

silver
Diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1986.182
Location: 102C Greek

Did You Know?

This silver bracelet is made from a single piece of metal.

Description

This bracelet is part of a set of jewelry including a bracelet and a necklace of similar design (1986.181). Torques in antiquity were often paired with matching bracelets, though our set only has one. While in the Thracian and Scythian cultures these torque sets represented elite status, in Greek culture they came to represent non-Greek “barbarians” and were used as stereotypical symbols of non-Greeks.
  • Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
  • {{cite web|title=Bracelet|url=false|author=|year=200–1 BCE|access-date=14 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1986.182