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LOT 1231
Urartu Bronze Bracelet Pair with Beast Heads
9TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (119 grams total, 72 mm each).
Each a round-section shank with opposed beast-head finials. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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