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LOT 1230
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (15.5 grams, 61 mm).
With a flat-section penannular body with expanding terminals; the upper face with incised X-motifs and herringbone pattern to the flaring terminals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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