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LOT 1564

Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (58 grams, 77 mm).

Penannular square-section shank with punched detailing to the upper faces; narrow lentoid-section finials. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1564

Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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