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LOT 1780
Viking Age Silver Bead Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.34 grams total, 23-24 mm).
Each a collared ribbed oval, one with applied hoops to the ends and circlets to the ribs. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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