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LOT 1255
Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (36.1 grams, 69 mm).
Of penannular form, vertical grooves and snaking lines to the bezel, tapering arms with ornamental notching and punched ring-and-dot clusters to the terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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