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LOT 1355
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Wire Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.71 grams, 27.96 mm overall, 17.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Composed of rectangular-section overlapping arms tapering to points and strands of twisted wire braided to form the bezel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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