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LOT 1680

Saxon Silver Bracelet with Coiled Bezel

6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (5.57 grams, 50 mm).

Formed as a circular rod with ends twisted into a spiral bezel and wound about the shank. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the late 1980s.
Ex North American private collection.

Literature

Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, p.359, for a less elaborate example.

CONDITION

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LOT 1680

Saxon Silver Bracelet with Coiled Bezel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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