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LOT 0838
Roman Bronze Armilla Bracelet
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (34.6 grams, 56 mm).
Flat-section thick penannular body with rounded terminals, the upper body and sides divided into segments with vertical lines, each segment with punched pellet decoration. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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