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LOT 1714
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Group
11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (28.2 grams total, 20-25 mm).
Comprising: plain rod coiled to form a finger ring; penannular hoop with coiled rod extensions; Baltic types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Griciuviene, E., Seliai. The Selonians, Vilnius, 2007, item 702, for type.
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