Ancient Greek Artefact Pair of gold armbands ca. 200 B.C.

These imposing serpentine armbands represent two tritons, male and female, each holding a small winged Eros.

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The hoops behind the tritons' heads were used to attach the armbands to the sleeves of a garment, for otherwise, their weight (each over 6 1/2 ounces) would have caused them to slip down the arms.

Source: metmuseum