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LOT 1702
Viking Period Tinned Bronze Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (124 grams, 70 mm).
Substantial penannular type with looped finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private North American collection, California, USA, 1970s-1990s.
LiteratureSee Shetelig, H. (ed), Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part VI, Oslo, 1954, figs.84-85 (hoards from Croydon and Cuerdale).
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LOT 1702
Viking Period Tinned Bronze Twisted Bracelet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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