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LOT 1768
Viking Age Silver Ring with Coiled Bezel
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.60 grams, 19.28 mm overall, 15.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
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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