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LOT 0228
Seljuk Gold Bracelet with Fluted Body
11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (46.8 grams, 70 mm).
Triangular in section, the shank formed as continuous loops of gold rod tapering to the shoulders, closure formed as a domed disc with a granulated top and collar, granulated triangular plaque to each shoulder.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12707-234683.
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