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LOT 0685
Late Roman Gold Bracelet for a Baby
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.58 grams, 37 mm).
Comprising a penannular band formed of four wires soldered together, the rounded ends joined together with a simple loop; raised conical bezel with discoid face, set with seven granule clusters; Eastern Empire.
ProvenanceFrom a private family collection formed in the 1970s.
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