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LOT 0885
Western Asiatic Bronze Knobbed Bracelet Pair
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (56 grams total, 75-76 mm).
Each annular hoop with a round-section body with regularly disposed knops to the outer edge. [2]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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