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LOT 0826
Late Roman Bronze Snake-Headed Bracelet Pair
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (121 grams total, 68-70 mm).
Each with braided shank and triangular terminals with snake-head detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 161, for similar.
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