Lot Essay
For the type see no. 218, p. 175 in Walker and Bierbrier, Ancient Faces, Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt.
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Property of a Belgian Collector
AN ROMAN GOLD ARMLET
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN ROMAN GOLD ARMLET
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The plain hollow hoop round in section, tapering on both ends to a small wire, the overlapping ends spiraled back around the hoop
3 15/16 in. (10 cm.) wide
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The plain hollow hoop round in section, tapering on both ends to a small wire, the overlapping ends spiraled back around the hoop
3 15/16 in. (10 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1971, lot 63.
with Simone de Monbrison, Paris, 1975.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1992, lot 56.
with Simone de Monbrison, Paris, 1975.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1992, lot 56.