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LOT 1697
Celtic Bronze Adjustable Bracelet
IRON AGE, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (22.2 grams, 88 mm).
Formed from a single lentoid-section rod with the ends wound around the shank in a sliding knot.
Provenance
From the collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
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LOT 1697
Celtic Bronze Adjustable Bracelet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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