Lot no. 208
IRON AGE SILVER COILED BRACELET
Ca. 700 - 500 BC.
A silver bracelet formed from a broad, coiled strip. The final two coils are ornamented with punched dotted motifs flanking a central band, beginning and ending with schematic snake-head terminals, the outermost terminating in a loop issuing from its open jaws.
For similar see: Prehistoric Metal Artefacts, from Italy in the British Museum, A. M. Bietti Sestieri and E. Macnamara, 2007, Cat. 635, p. 243.
Size: 135mm x 65mm; Weight: 195g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the US art market, pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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