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LOT 1659
Bronze Age Decorated Bracelet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (140 grams, 73 mm).
Penannular type with thick median rib of scooped profile, transverse hatching to each end; ceremonially damaged at time of deposition.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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