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LOT 1295
Viking Twisted Bronze Wire Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.32 grams, 28.97 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Composed of an overlapping twisted wire hoop and a plaited bezel, each strand strung with annulets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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