Ancient Roman Bronze Child's Bracelet 1st-5th Century AD Antique Relic

• Period: 1st to 5th Century A.D.
• Material: Bronze (Copper Alloy)
• Design: Simple open-ended "C" shape typical of child-sized Roman jewelry.
• Condition: Excellent archaeological condition with a stable, authentic patina. No modern repairs.
• Presentation: Professionally mounted in a gold-tone display frame with a red velvet background and identifying plaque.
• Origin: Sourced from an established collection of ancient antiquities

These items come from two lifetime collections assembled by United States Army soldiers stationed in Italy following World War II. Post-war Italy was economically devastated, and local families — drawing on their own personal collections — were selling historical items to make ends meet. These soldiers bought extensively during their time there and shipped the items back to the United States. They returned to Italy several years later to buy more, having developed a deep passion for collecting historical artifacts.

The collections passed from the soldiers to their sons, and then on to their grandsons. The items were subsequently purchased directly from one of those grandsons.

These pieces left Italy in the late 1940s to early 1950s, well before the 1970 UNESCO Convention on cultural property 

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