大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 3月5日 19時14分

When the power of the Roman Empire declined in western Europe during the AD 400s, Sicily was briefly ruled by northern tribes – the Goths and the Vandals – before becoming part of what we now call the Byzantine Empire, Rome’s successor in the east.
The Sicilian elite of the time wore jewellery identical to that of the upper classes in the Byzantine capital Constantinople. This gold bracelet was part of a hoard containing Byzantine coins dating from between AD 600 to 800. Found in the southern part of Sicily, they were probably buried for safekeeping during the frequent Arab raids for slaves and booty, which started in the AD 660s. After two centuries of Muslim invasions from North Africa, the Arabs fully conquered Sicily by AD 965.
Find out more about the history of this fascinating island in our #SicilyExhibition, opening 21 April 2016. Book now at britishmuseum.org/exhibitions.
Gold bracelet. Mount Pantalica, Sicily, c. AD 650. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1952 (52.76.1) © The Metropolitan Museum of Art @メトロポリタン美術館
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