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LOT 1632
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (30 grams, 59 mm).
Penannular in form with tightly twisted central band, flat finials each with incised hatching. [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.XLV(6), for type.
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