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LOT 0191
Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (285 grams total, 81 mm each).
Each composed of a penannular round-section body tapering towards drum-shaped terminals adorned with a band of bulbs and filigree ornament, the body faux-twisted and embellished with filigree ropework; one professionally cleaned. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-2000s.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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