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LOT 2502
African Bronze Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet
18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (87 grams, 60 mm).
Comprising a round-section penannular body and trumpet-shaped terminals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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