Lot no. 752
MASSIVE NEW YEAR ROMAN SILVER BRACELET DEPICTING A TRIAD AND SNAKES
Ca. AD 1 - 300.
A silver bracelet with a central gold medallion framed by a braided border and decorated in relief with a triad of busts. The figures include Luna on the left with a crescent above her head, Sol on the right with a radiate crown, and a third central figure without an attribute. The tapering band is engraved with two serpents extending along each side.
Size: 105mm x 95mm; Weight: 145g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.
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