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LOT 1544
Viking Age Base Silver Ring
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.04 grams, 22.78 mm overall, 19.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Lozengiform bezel with stud to each angle, incised hatched design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.111(9), for type.
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