BYZANTINE SILVER BRACELET WITH NIELLO CROSS Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A silver bracelet composed of a plaited circular band with a central fastening element. The clasp is formed of a square plate decorated with a niello-filled cross, and framed by knobbed elements. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 52.32.3. Size: 62mm x 67mm; Weight: 27.3g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.