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LOT 1205
Viking Age Twisted Silver Ring
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.70 grams, 28.12 mm overall, 20.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
With a tapering hoop composed of twisted rods hammered at the base.
ProvenanceEx North American private collection.
Acquired privately on the European art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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Viking Age Baltic Iron Bearded Axehead
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Hand-forged with triangular-section narrow blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin, socket with rounded extensions to the rear. 782 grams, 17 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With a reversed C-shaped body tapering towards the terminals, geometric ornament in relief including lozenges and pecking; terminals absent. 66 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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