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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.
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