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LOT 1780
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bar Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (31.6 grams, 57 mm).
Penannular in form with square ends, braided rods of tapering profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx East Sussex private collection, 1970s-1980s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.109, item 9a-c.
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