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LOT 0726
Roman Bronze Snake-Headed Armilla Bracelet
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (21 grams, 63 mm).
With a round-section body with pointillé decoration, finials formed as stylised snakeheads with chevrons above the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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with a London, UK gallery 1971. -
Roman Bronze-Handled Iron Key
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £173
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Roman Gemstone with a Shepherd Milking a Goat
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With intaglio scene of a man milking a goat with one leg extended, his back resting on a tree-trunk; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.79 grams, 12 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. Accompanied by a previous catafalque information slip.
