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LOT 1727
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Group
11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (22.56 grams total, 23-25 mm).
Comprising: plain rod coiled to form a finger ring; penannular hoop with coiled rod extensions; Baltic types. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Literature
Cf. Griciuviene, E., Seliai. The Selonians, Vilnius, 2007, item 702, for type.
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