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LOT 1500

Viking Age Bronze Twisted Ring

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (6.67 grams, 29.86 mm overall, 19.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).

The hoop expanding at the shoulders to a faux-twisted bezel. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 1500

Viking Age Bronze Twisted Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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