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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]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1311

Viking Age Twisted Gold Wire Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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