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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]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0726

Roman Bronze Snake-Headed Armilla Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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