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LOT 0563
Hellenistic Brown Glass Bracelet
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (32.64 grams, 87 mm).
D-section bangle with one flat panel at juncture. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith François de Riqles Auction, Paris, 27 October 2000.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00072881.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. fragment of a similar item in the British Museum under accession no.1934,1016.1.; cf. also Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.I, Warszawa, 1972, cat.50, pl.XIV, for similar.
FootnotesThis type of bracelet still reflects the old Celtic production technique of La Tène period, where the bracelets were formed by pressing two extremities to form a single body, giving the bracelet a brownish colour.
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