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LOT 1535
Viking Bronze Faux Twisted Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.54 grams, 26.22 mm overall, 17.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
The hoop formed from overlapping arms. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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