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LOT 1737
Viking Period Bronze Bracelet Group
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 2 5/8 in. (29 grams, 65-68 mm).
Each a flat-section penannular strip with low-relief geometric ornament to the outer face. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously in a collection formed in the 1970s on the UK art market.
From the property of L.F.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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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