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4:00 AM PT - Mar 15th, 2012
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Circa 1st-2nd century AD A cast bronze bracelet of shallow D-section form with thickened snake-head terminals; the edges each with a band of punched-point detail; the snake-heads hollow to the reverse with incised markings and punched-point edges. Bronze, 32 grams, 76 mm (3") Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; found Lincolnshire in the 1980's. The armilla was a Roman military decoration in the form of an arm-ring or bracelet, often with snake-head terminals. They were made in gold, silver or bronze, the latter normally awarded to the lower ranks as a visible mark of distinguished service.
Condition reportFine condition.
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