Bracelet

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14th-15th century

Islamic

For hundreds of years, women up and down the eastern coast of Africa wore bracelets like these as highly fashionable accessories. Simple monochromatic glass bangles first became common in Egypt beginning in the Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE), with multiple color chips and new designs emerging during the Roman period (30 BCE–395 CE). After the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, elaborately designed bracelets became the norm. Glass workshops continued to produce such bangles until the end of the 19th century.

Status: On View, Gallery 137
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Islamic
Title: Bracelet
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1301–1500
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 0.6 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm (1/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1894.1132
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Reverend Chauncey Murch (1859-1907), Luxor, Egypt; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1894.

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