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LOT 1696
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (27 grams, 67 mm).
A flat-section penannular bracelet with two decorative bands to the upper face separated by a median line, both finials with two bands of similar decoration flanking decorative X-motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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