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LOT 1589
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Club Terminals
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (35.1 grams, 58 mm).
Penannular with thick clubbed terminals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London collection; acquired on the UK and European art markets before 2001.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXXI (15).
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