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LOT 1193
Viking Age Bronze Faux Twisted Beast Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (61 grams, 66 mm).
Of penannular form with lentoid-section body and opposed beast head terminals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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