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LOT 1229
Viking Period Silver Coiled Ring
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (5.25 grams, 21.85 mm overall, 17.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
A coiled silver ring comprising five slender tiers and tapering terminals, the central three coils plain, the upper and lower most tiers decorated with punched rectangles within expanded elliptical panels.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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Viking Period Silver Hair Braid Ring
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Viking Period Sword Belt Mount Set
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A suite of bronze and iron fittings for a display belt including a buckle with openwork plate, tongue-shaped end, rectangular repoussé mounts, some with slots to the lower edge to accept a strap to mount a purse, knife or other item, strap-distributor with circular central element and three attachment mounts. 130 grams total, 17-97 mm
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