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LOT 1392

Viking Age Bronze Bracelet

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/8 in. (17.4 grams, 80 mm wide).

Slender-bodied and penannular in form, with one remaining bulbous terminal. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found in the river Ouse, Yorkshire, UK.
From the collection of Alan Hardcastle.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2017.

CONDITION

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LOT 1392

Viking Age Bronze Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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