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LOT 1612
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (50.45 grams, 72.39 mm).
Formed as a twisted tapering bar with tongue-shaped finials, each with a median split and incised hatching. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private European collection formed before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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