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LOT 1458
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.16 grams, 24.30 mm overall, 19.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Composed of an expanded bezel decorated with shallow engraved zigzags arranged into lozenges, the arms tapering to slender coils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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