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LOT 1647
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet with Flattened Terminals
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (54 grams, 66 mm).
Two rods tightly twisted and curved into a penannular shape with tapering finials, the bracelet hammered flat on one side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
See Shetelig, H. (ed), Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part VI, Oslo, 1954, figs.84-85 (hoards from Croydon and Cuerdale).
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LOT 1647
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet with Flattened Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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