BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD OPENWORK BRACELET WITH CENTRAL EMERALD Ca. AD 800 - 1000. A bracelet composed of interlaced loop-in-loop gold chains forming an openwork band, secured at the centre by a large cruciform mount with raised granulation and applied spheres. Set at the centre of the mount is a green cabochon emerald in a plain circular bezel. For similar see: M. Jenkins, M. Keneen, Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 44. Size: 61.2mm x 66mm; Weight: 30.4g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.