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LOT 1703
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet with Hatched Terminals
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
(80 grams, 80 mm).
Two rods tightly twisted and curved into a penannular shape, hammered flat towards the ends, each terminal with heavily hatched design to the outer edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XCI (18), for type; also 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 1703
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet with Hatched Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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