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LOT 0670

Roman Bronze Armilla Bracelet

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (8.6 grams, 59 mm).

With snake-head terminals, the heads with pellet-in-circle decoration, the body with bands of transverse lines and punched pellets. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1980s.
From a North West London collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0670

Roman Bronze Armilla Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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