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LOT 2079
Viking Age Bronze Bar Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (31.4 grams, 60 mm).
Crescentic in profile and plano-convex in section with tapering ends, median transverse block with lateral hole for an attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Arundel, East Sussex, UK, private collection, 1970s-2000.
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