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LOT 1728
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Pair
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (13.11 grams total, 21-23 mm).
Each a ribbed silver ring of Lehtosalo-Hilander's Type III, with central horizontal linear band and the hoop a continuation of the central rib extending to form a thin coiled rod at each end. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
See Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons and Ornaments, Helsinki, 2000, pp.123-4.
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