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LOT 1583
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (162 grams, 76 mm).
Substantial penannular type with looped finials. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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