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LOT 1685

Viking Age Twisted Silver Bracelet

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (45 grams, 75 mm).

Formed from spiral twisted rods, rounded finials. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.

Literature

Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLV (9), for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1685

Viking Age Twisted Silver Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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