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LOT 1227
Western Asiatic Bronze Twisted Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (29 grams, 71 mm).
Penannular in form with the shank formed as a bar twisted about its own axis, the ends tapering to a square butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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