Vintage MMA (Museum of Modern Art) Greek Palmette Gold Plated Cuff

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this elegant openwork bracelet is fashioned in bronze with lightly antiqued 23K gold plate. Boasts a row of lotus and palmette motifs, based on one of the Greek anthemion drawings illustrated in Owen Jones's famous book of decorative patterns, The Grammar of Ornament. Palmettes are reflective of the ancient Greeks' respect for nature and their regard for mathematical order and harmony.