• Ancient Jewelry auction at Christies

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    5 December 2012

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    • A EUROPEAN GOLD BRACELET
    Lot 361

    A EUROPEAN GOLD BRACELET

    LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1200 B.C.

    Price realised

    USD 3,000

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

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    A EUROPEAN GOLD BRACELET
    LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
    Penannular in form, of thick sheet, rounded on the exterior, concave on the interior, sharply bent back and flaring at the terminals
    2¾ in. (7 cm.) wide

    Provenance

    Mrs. Janet Zakos, Basel, 1972.
    Anonymous sale; Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2011, lot 171.

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