The pair of bracelets with grapevine patterns are made of solid gold. These consist of a band connected at the top with a round medallion shape. They are constructed with a lacy pattern of grape vines that are woven around the wavy gold wire in the center. These were most likely created with a combination of wire and sheet metal that was fabricated using the Opus Interrasile technique, where the jeweler pierces the sheet of metal with a sharp tool such as a chisel. Jewelry with religious motifs was thought to act as protection for the wearer. Christ is often represented by grapes because they symbolize the wine of the Eucharist, which may be the context here.

—Jericho Steele

Catalogue Record, Metropolitan Museum of Art