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LOT 1391
Viking Age Bronze Ring Collection
8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (12.9 grams total, 22-26 mm).
Two featuring faux-twisted bezels; bezel formed with overlapping arms and coiled discoid plaques; coiled hoops with coiled arms; bezel formed as opposed triangular plaques decorated with punched ornament. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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