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LOT 1311
Viking Age Twisted Gold Wire Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (5.87 grams, 50 mm wide).
Composed of decoratively twisted gold wire coils within a plain gold wire frame; possibly Irish workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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