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LOT 1253
Viking Age Silver Ring Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (6.53 grams total, 13-23 mm).
A group of three silver rings each formed as a hoop with the ends twisted round the shank. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.112.
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