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LOT 0778
Roman Silver Armilla Snake Bracelet
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (65.50 grams, 47 mm).
With narrow D-section shank and lobe terminals with punched snake-head detailing. [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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