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LOT 0711
Roman Bronze Decorated Bracelet
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (44 grams, 64 mm).
Sturdy rectangular-section body with circular openings on the body and finials, the body divided into segments with transverse lines, dense punched point decoration to the sides and upper face.
ProvenanceEx 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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