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LOT 0988
'The Dale Abbey' Romano-British Bronze Bracelet
300-450 A.D.
2 1/2 in. (45 grams, 63 mm).
Penannular in form and D-plano-convex in section, tapering to the end of each arm; finials absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Dale Abbey, Erewash, Derbyshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DENO-89B82E.
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