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LOT 1281
Bronze Age Coiled Bracelet Pair
8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/8 - 2 1/4 in. (72 grams total, 56-58 mm wide).
Each of small penannular form with a raised medial rib to the elliptical face, tapering to coiled terminals with lozengiform cross-section. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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