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LOT 1748
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bar Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (33 grams, 66 mm).
Penannular in form with tapering ends, twisted-rod construction. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex East Sussex private collection, 1970s-1980s.
Literature
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.109, item 9a-c.
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