Golden bracelets – Aspects of Beauty

Unknown provenance (from the so-called Karpenissi Treasure).
Late 3rd-early 2nd c. BC.
(ΕΑΜ/ΝΑΜ Στ. 346 α-β)

Two realistically shown snakes, with red precious stones, were wrapped around the arms of a priestess, protecting her from all evil. The bracelet in the form of a coiled snake was the paramount type that predominated in the Hellenistic period.