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LOT 1445
Viking Age Bronze Openwork Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.65 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With expanded bezel; hoop split. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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