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LOT 2500
African Slave Trade Bronze Manilla Bracelet Group
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (981 grams total, 58-91 mm wide).
Comprising: one large with keeled body and incised decoration to the terminals; the other with a hinged round-section body and clubbed terminals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Morthets Auctions, Yorkshire, 2009.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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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African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet
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Penannular round-section bracelet with clubbed ends. 85 grams, 58 mm
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18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a round-section penannular body and trumpet-shaped terminals. 87 grams, 60 mm
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