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LOT 1194

Viking Age Gold Ring with Wire

8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

3/4 in. (308 grams, 20.72 mm overall, 16.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size UK K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).

Round-section shank with butted joint and tightly-coiled wire sleeve.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.112(3), for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1194

Viking Age Gold Ring with Wire

Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

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