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LOT 1443
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Zig-Zag Design
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (113 grams, 75 mm wide).
Engraved vertically between clusters of ribs, the penannular hoop with a convex outer face and expanded central section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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