Bracelets were made of a strap of metal tapering at the ends. A slightly stamped sheet metal was pierced in the middle and a box setting of the stone was soldered in this place [glass or stone, the museum does not specify], then the final shape of the bracelet was given.
Some earrings, diadems – headbands, and chin-straps were made of a sheet of gold in the same shape.
Bracelets from The Met are 1.2 cm at the widest point, which means that the original sheet metal strip is about 2.4 cm.
2nd-3rd century, Roman
Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.2 cm
2nd-3rd century, Roman
Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.2 cm