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LOT 1610
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (70 grams, 66 mm).
Penannular with twisted twisted rod shank, returned loop finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate European collection formed before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XCI (18), for type.
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