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LOT 1626
Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (56 grams, 76 mm).
Penannular square-section shank with punched detailing to the upper faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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