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LOT 1552
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Twisted Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8.53 grams, 28.10 mm overall, 19.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Composed of a round-section hoop which tapers towards the hoop base, forming coiled wire sleeves, the bezel decoratively twisted and entwined with segmented strands of silver wire. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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