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LOT 1919

Viking Gold Twisted Wire Ring

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (1.95 grams, 22.84 mm overall, 19.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).

A single rod twisted about its own axis and coiled, with two applied granules.

Provenance

Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1919

Viking Gold Twisted Wire Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £728

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