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LOT 2083
Viking Age Silver Ring
CIRCA 900-1100 A.D.
1 in. (2.29 grams, 23.05 mm overall, 20.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and a lozenge-shaped bezel with four raised bosses and a central cross motif within a hatched border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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