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LOT 1565
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (40.6 grams, 64 mm).
Twisted rods forming a penannular shank with hammered finials. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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