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LOT 1689
Viking Bronze Decorated Ring
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.57 grams, 27.77 mm overall, 21.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
Penannular in form with overlapped ends, thick domed bezel with punched-point and chevron detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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