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LOT 540

Celtic Gold Kolben Bracelet

(Gold, 175 grams, 93 mm.).

Circa 4th-7th century AD. A heavy gold bracelet, circular in section, formed from a cast rod; penannular in plan with sharply clubbed terminals; a slight thickening of the band opposite the opening.

Provenance

From an old English collection formed in the 1970's.

Literature

See Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period: Europe Without Borders, item 0.4.4.

Footnotes

The clubbed terminals serve to strengthen the exposed ends of the rod and to prevent the bracelet from slipping or rotating on the wearer's wrist. Likewise, the thickened rear section helps the bracelet to grip.

CONDITION

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LOT 540

Celtic Gold Kolben Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,290

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