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LOT 0344
'The Kelvedon' Bronze Age Gold Strip Bracelet
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 2100-1150 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (16.81 grams, 53 mm).
Flat in section with slightly dished outer face, some scarring and one clubbed end; repaired.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Kelvedon, near Braintree, Essex, in 2017, declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2017 T181, and subsequently disclaimed.
Accompanied by a copy of the curator's report for Treasure dated 31 August 2017, where the item is identified as probable Bronze Age.
Accompanied by a copy of the DCMS Treasure receipt.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-A74FF3.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12728-234223.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The undecorated surface and the slight burring to the rims are consistent with this being a Bronze Age strip bracelet. A larger but less robust example of the type is in the National Museum of Wales's collection under reference 76.7H/4 from Capel Isaf House, Manordeilo.
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