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LOT 1582
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (57.2 grams total, 55-63 mm).
Comprising: braided wire penannular bracelet with with clubbed finials; twisted rod bracelet with polyhedral finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Apex Mount
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