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LOT 1666
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (48.4 grams, 62 mm).
Penannular bracelet comprising thick twisted rods, flattened pear-shaped loop finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
LiteratureSee Shetelig, H. (ed), Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part VI, Oslo, 1954, fig.85, for type.
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