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LOT 0793
Romano-Celtic Silver Snake Bracelet
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (65 grams, 83 mm).
Tapering round-section bar with incised serpent-head detailing to both ends.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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