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LOT 1784
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Pair
11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (14.5 grams total, 23 mm each).
Each a narrow plaque with rod extension coiled to form a finger ring. [2, 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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