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LOT 2399
African Decorated Brass Cuff Bracelet
BENIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (59 grams, 74 mm).
A highly patterned round bronze body with plain disc shaped ends, radiating studs to the outer edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Benin, West Africa.
Ex Surrey, UK, ethnographical collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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