fablesandgables:Gold armband with Herakles knot - Anonymous Greek ArtistHellenistic, 3rd–2nd century
fablesandgables:Gold armband with Herakles knot - Anonymous Greek ArtistHellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C.Gold inlaid with garnets, emeralds, and enamel, width 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Herakles knot on this sumptuous armband is enriched with floral decoration and inlaid with garnets, emeralds, and enamel. According to the Roman writer Pliny, the decorative device of the Herakles knot could cure wounds, and its popularity in Hellenistic jewelry suggests that it was thought to have the power to avert evil. [x] -- source link
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