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LOT 1612
Viking Age Gold Twisted Wire Terminal Ring
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.11 grams, 21.95 mm overall, 19.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Irregular hoop with ends coiled about the shank.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.112(8).
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LOT 1612
Viking Age Gold Twisted Wire Terminal Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £326
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