bangle

The object answers to the description of the glass bracelets found in the Agora Northeast workshop at Corinth (Gladys R. Davidson, Corinth, vol. XII, The Minor Objects, Princeton, 1952, pp. 83-84 and 262-265, nos. 2145, 2150, 2151, 2157, and 2159). This material was thought by Davidson to date from the 11th and 12th centuries. However, the chronology of the medieval features at Corinth has been the subject of considerable debate, and the bracelets may be somewhat later than originally supposed. The excellent condition of our object, and the fact that intact bracelets of this type appear on the market fairly frequently, suggests that modern imitations may exist -- hence the inclusion of the word "probably" in this catalog entry.