The topic bracelet is discussed in the following articles:

styles of jewelry

  • TITLE: jewelry
    SECTION: Egyptian
    Among the treasures discovered in the tomb of Queen Ashhotep (18th dynasty) is a typical Egyptian bracelet. It is rigid and can be opened by means of a hinge. The front part is decorated with a vulture, whose outspread wings cover the front half of the bracelet. The whole figure of the bird is inlaid with lapis lazuli, carnelian, and vitreous paste.
  • TITLE: jewelry
    SECTION: Greek
    ...pieces, often hollow or filled with resin, that were fashioned into the shape of acorns, amphorae, and rosettes that sometimes alternated with stones or vitreous paste. In the 3rd century bce the bracelet in the shape of a serpent originated and remained popular through the Roman period. The serpent motif also was used for rings.
  • TITLE: jewelry
    SECTION: North American
    In the southwestern cultural area the first objects used for personal ornamentation go back to the first half of the 1st millennium ce and consist of bracelets made from a shell carved in the shape of a frog, exquisitely sculptured in miniature; zoomorphic subjects on auricular disks; rings with bird and snake motifs in pierced work; and other shell jewelry covered with turquoise mosaics.