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LOT 1744
Viking Age Bronze Plaited Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (20.68 grams, 68 mm).
Comprising a braided band of wire; one end fused and the other splayed. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXXXVII (15).
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