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LOT 2390
African Bi-Metal Slave Bracelet
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (182 grams, 76 mm).
Penannular in form and D-shaped in section formed from bronze and brass coils, with clubbed beast-head finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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