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LOT 1467
Viking Age Bronze Ring with Fern Design
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.82 grams, 22.51 mm overall, 19.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
The hoop composed of overlapping arms, expanded bezel engraved with stylised fern or other plant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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