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LOT 1667
Bronze Age Coiled Snake Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (80 grams, 65 mm).
Flat-section band in seven coils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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