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LOT 1133
Bronze Age Decorated Bracelet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/2 - 2 7/8 in. (17 grams total, 64-72 mm).
A pair of copper-alloy bracelets, each composed of a slender penannular hoop, one with flattened and shaped terminals decorated with punched ring-and-dot motifs, the other with a decoratively twisted body. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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