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Iron Age Celtic Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet Iron Age Celtic Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet Iron Age Celtic Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet
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LOT 1705

Iron Age Celtic Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet

1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 1/8 in. (61.5 grams, 81 mm).

Comprising a round-section shank and flattened finials: one with punched annulet detailing and ring-and-dot eyes, the other smaller with punched pellets.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 1705

Iron Age Celtic Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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