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LOT 1172
Viking Age Viking Age Gold Coiled Wire Ring
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (2.35 grams, 19.03 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
The single wire formed into a loop with the ends wound about the shank.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Published
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.112(8).
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