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    11 December 2003

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    • A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET
    Lot 372

    A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET

    HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

    Price realised

    USD 19,120

    Estimate

    USD 15,000 - USD 20,000

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    A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET
    Hellenistic Period, Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
    The solid hoop carinated on the exterior, coiled into a spiral, the ends terminating in an undulating naturalistically-modelled snake, the scales and the ribbed underside well-detailed, the finely-contoured head with recessed eyes
    2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter

    Provenance

    European Private Collection, 1980s.

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