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LOT 1462
Viking Age Decorated Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.06 grams, 24.09 mm overall, 19.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Composed of a curved ellipsoidal bezel and overlapping hoop arms, bezel with geometric decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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