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LOT 1349
Viking Silver Ring with Engraved Design
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.50 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 17.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Composed of a coiled body with expanded central section decorated with a raised medial rib and punched zigzags above and below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum number 1852,0329.242, for broad type, in silver.
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