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LOT 1667
Viking Age Silver Ring with Coiled Bezel
9TH-11TH CENTURY AD.
1 in. (3.47 grams, 23.07 mm overall, 18.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Comprising a round-section hoop coiled around itself forming an interwoven spiral bezel.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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