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LOT 1367
Post Achaemenid Silver Bracelet Pair with Figures
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (68.4 grams total, 63-69 mm).
Each a C-shaped band with everted rims, applied repoussé strip with geometric and figural frieze, applied hollow-domed studs, reinforced at the finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a deceased family collection formed in the 1980s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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