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LOT 1723
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Pair
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (15.7 grams total, 22 mm each).
Each a scaphoid plaque with extensions coiled to form a finger ring. [2, 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 701, for type.
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