Glass Bracelet with Mosaic Inlay
ANCIENT ROMAN, c. 1st – 3rd Century AD
(78 mm - 3 1/16'' in diameter)
This unusual bracelet is crafted of green glass and decorated with a mosaic of yellow, orange & purple glass inlaid into a channel around the circumference. The use of an inlaid design is rare when compared to the simple glass “ring” usually encountered.
Bracelets crafted of colored glass were often worn in Roman times as ”costume jewelry” by women of all ages, and some were made for babies and young children. Adornment in ancient Roman culture was always of great importance. Citizens would go to great lengths to acquire the latest fashion in clothing, hairstyles, and jewelry. Roman men, women, and children wore jewelry in abundance. It was viewed both as adornment and as visible evidence of wealth.
