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LOT 1527
Viking Age Bronze Ring with Stamped Design
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.78 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With lozengiform plaque, pointillé detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1980s.
From the collection of a German gentleman living in London.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2015.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.111(4), for type.
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