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LOT 1540
Viking Age Bronze Openwork Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.97 grams, 18.92 mm overall, 14.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)).
With overlapping hoop base, raised pellets to the bezel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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