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LOT 0891
Roman Bronze Snake Bracelet
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (9.12 grams, 56 mm).
Slender D-section shank in undulating curves, tapering to each end, outer face with punched reticulation, piriform head with punched eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, 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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