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LOT 1694
Viking Stamped Bronze Bracelet Pair
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (103 grams total, 75-79 mm).
Each a penannular square-section shank with punched detailing to the upper faces. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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