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LOT 0319

Bronze Age Gold Bracelet with Torc-Shaped Terminals

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/8 in. (138 grams, 79 mm wide).

Of penannular form with expanded sections at the centre and to both shoulders.

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Ex old English collection, formed in the 1970s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.200277.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1849,0627.1, for a similar example dated 11th-8th century B.C.

CONDITION

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LOT 0319

Bronze Age Gold Bracelet with Torc-Shaped Terminals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,440

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