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LOT 1785
Large Viking Age Bronze Twisted Ring Pin
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (115 grams, 21.7 cm).
With twisted square-section shank, loop finial with ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Fanning, T., Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin, Dublin, 1994, fig. 23-6, 96-7.
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