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LOT 1720
Viking Age Silver Ring with Coiled Bezel
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.55 grams, 21.62 mm overall, 17.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Formed as a tapering wire hoop with the ends bound round the shank. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
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