Three Byzantine Glass Ornaments - Bracelet & 2 Amulets

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Eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Empire, ca. 500–1400 CE. A trio of glass ornaments led by a deep blue-green bangle, drawn as a single continuous hoop of D-shaped section and decorated with painted motifs in white to pale silver, now softened by burial film. Accompanying it are two diminutive amulets: one a stamped boss whose surface has bloomed into rich silvery iridescence, the other an ovoid pellet whose swelling back and tapering underside faintly recall the scarab form long borrowed from Egypt by later Mediterranean workshops. Glass bangles of this type circulated widely across Byzantine and adjacent Islamic markets, worn stacked on the wrist as everyday adornment and, in the case of the small amulets, likely carried for protection. The scale of the two amulets is miniature; they are pieces meant for the palm, not the display shelf. Size of bracelet: 0.56" H x 3.15" Diam (1.4 cm H x 8.0 cm Diam); Size of small bead: 0.64" H x 0.41" W x 0.65" D (1.6 cm H x 1.0 cm W x 1.7 cm D). Monochrome glass bangles were among the most abundant personal ornaments of the medieval eastern Mediterranean, produced in enormous quantity from the Levantine coast to Anatolia and the Balkans between roughly the sixth and thirteenth centuries. They were formed by winding hot glass around a mandrel or by opening a gathered ring, then finishing the join so cleanly that seamless examples are common. Painted and enamelled decoration, applied in white or opaque pale pigment over a dark translucent body, marks the more ambitious end of the range and is the same decorative logic that produced the celebrated enamelled and gilded glass vessels of the later Islamic workshops. The silvery sheen on the stamped amulet is not a manufacturing effect but weathering: alkali leaches from the surface during centuries of burial, leaving microscopically thin laminae that refract light into the iridescence collectors prize. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700. PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item #204575

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