Featured OK, catch up time. Interesting gift exchange bracelet

This was one of my absolutely splendid gifts from @bercrystal . She was intrigued by it, and so am I. It's a really nice thing, and I keep trying to work out what legends or folk tales it might be telling.

Found two similar on line, but it's not bronze, I think it's brass. Not convinced it's European either.

@Any Jewelry ?

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...ental-bronze-bracelet-decor-1032-c-4ba471e8dd

https://www.rubylane.com/item/44332...led-scenes-figures-smiths?search=1&t=b51e35a1

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324145759064

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1559286075/antique-sterling-silver-dragon-slayer

 

Great gift from a lovely lady.

I am, but I can see why you aren't.
The costumes look pre-Medieval and Medieval European to me. The mythical beasts also look European to me.

Interesting that one seller mentions Peruzzi, without any proof, and the other mentions Dragestil. Dragestil is a ca 1900 Norwegian architectural style that incorporates Viking motifs.
Peruzzi uses Florentine historic motifs, but I have never seen Peruzzi jewellery made of brass. It is one of those terms sellers often throw into the mix.

 

That knot motif looks European to my eye too.

Debora

 

Here's an example. Gold. Romano-Britain. In the British Museum.

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1900-1122-1

Debora

 

Lovely bracelet-you've got a great pal Bear !
Sellers are so lazy/clueless when it comes to Listing captions.

 

I love it, honestly. She sent me some super things. This is fascinating in so many ways. I’m having great fun digging around about it, too.

Debora, that BM one is a stunner, isn’t it. And the hinge and clasp still used.

 

Lazy/clueless and might I add sometimes /deceptive?

Debora

 

Too right.

 

Yup...Outright fraud, thinly veiled as ignorance.
All to common. We are not amused.

 

Well said above.

Debora

 

Ditto,ditto and ditto.
Yep-The BM piece is sublime,just another reason to relocate to Londinium ....spellcheck said I should've spelled it 'Condominium' !

 

It looks like Indo/West Asian influences and a Euro-made bracelet. Short form: who knows.

 

There are stories in that bracelet! Just curious, with just three panels, how comfortable is it to wear?

 

I may be way off base but wasn’t there a story in Greek mythology about forging armour?
@Bronwen would be the one to know.

 

Probably more than one. IIRC that was Vulcan's job (Hephaestus?) .

 

It was indeed Heiphastos/Vulcan. There’s also that image of the bloke holding two mythical beasts which rings a bell.

It’s actually really comfortable. The panels are curved in such a way that when fastened, it’s like wearing a nice metal cuff. Someone thought about this thing.