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LOT 0942
Roman Silver Armilla Snake Bracelet
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (17.7 grams, 60 mm).
With broad D-section shank and lobe terminals with snake-head detailing, incised lines and pointillé crosses to the neck, pointillé eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 161, for similar.
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