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LOT 1004
Very Large Byzantine Bronze Armlet
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (396 grams, 10 cm).
Penannular with expanding finials, raised ropework detailing, knops to the upper face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Victor Brox.
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