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LOT 1304
Viking Bronze Faux Twisted Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (15.76 grams, 28.84 mm overall, 15.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
The hoop formed from overlapping arms, the bezel with remains of slender twisted wire bands between larger faux twisted ones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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