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LOT 0664
Roman Bronze Snake-Head Armilla Bracelet Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (14.8 grams total, 25-44 mm).
Flat in section with snake-head finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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