CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS BRACELET AND A GOLD NECKLACE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Bracelet: 2 3⁄8 in. (6 cm.) diam.
Necklace: 12 11⁄16 in. (32.2 cm.) long

Provenance

Bracelet:
Nicolas Karan, Beirut.
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Lucerne, (Inv. no. K 720 A) acquired from the above in 1952.
Private Collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

Necklace:
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Lucerne, (Inv. no. K 736 A).
Private Collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

The bracelet is formed from eighteen diamond-shaped links framed with zigzag stripes. They are connected to form a bracelet with two gold wires running through them. On the outside there are glass beads in a box setting, imitating agates.
The necklace consists of fifty sheet-gold pointed oval links with ball ends, soldered onto the connecting wire chain links.

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