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LOT 0784
Roman Silver Horse-Headed Bracelet
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (9.9 grams, 59 mm).
Penannular bracelet with D-section shank, paired projecting flanges, horse-head finials placed tête-bêche each with ring-and-dot eye and notched mane. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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