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LOT 1484
Viking Coiled Bronze Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.26 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 19.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Composed of six slender tiers with slightly convex outer faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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