SIX EGYPTIAN GOLD BRACELETS

ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

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SIX EGYPTIAN GOLD BRACELETS
Roman Period, Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
Including a large pair composed of coiled sheet strip, a single strip within the coil, with tubular terminals embossed with raised bosses, drop pin closures at the end, the loops joined to a voluted wire; a small singleton of similar construction with ribbed terminals, a diamond of granulation on the loops; two formed of hollow tubes, their tapering ends coiled back on the tubes; and one of sheet strap, each end formed into plain wire which spirals and coils back on the strap
3¾ in. (9.5 cm) wide for the largest (6)

Literature

Müller and Thiem, Gold of the Pharaohs, no. 82.
Müller and Thiem, The Royal Gold of Ancient Egypt, no. 82.

Lot Essay

Müller and Thiem, Gold of the Pharaohs, no. 82.
Müller and Thiem, The Royal Gold of Ancient Egypt, no. 82.

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