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LOT 1022
Western Asiatic Decorated Bracelet Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (94 grams total. 59-62 mm).
A pair of penannular copper-alloy bracelets with waisted bezels: one decorated with an incised central lozenge with hatched fill, flanked by punched ring-and-dot, chevron, X and other geometric motifs; one with clusters of triangles, ring-and-dot motifs and zones of hatching. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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