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LOT 1571
Viking Age Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (30.26 grams, 78 mm).
Penannular, round in section with punched scale detailing to the shank, opposed snake-head finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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