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LOT 1838
Viking Period Silver Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (4.9 grams, 49 mm).
Formed as a single square-section wire twisted about its own length with one looped end and one hooked. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
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