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LOT 1153
Bronze Age Punch Decorated Zoomorphic Snake Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (73 grams, 67 mm wide).
A penannular bronze bracelet with convex outer face, terminals formed as stylised snake heads represented by punched ring-and-dot motifs and incised clusters of transverse lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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