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LOT 0194
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 shank; 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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0194
Western Asiatic Twisted Silver Bracelet Pair
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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