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LOT 0262
Western Asiatic Twisted Silver Bracelet Pair
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (259 grams total, 75-78 mm).
Each a penannular round-section band with a twisted filigree band coiled around the hank; clubbed finials, one with closure clip fitting. [2]
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0262
Western Asiatic Twisted Silver Bracelet Pair
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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