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LOT 1528
Viking Twisted Silver Wire Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.60 grams, 26.91 mm overall, 19.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Comprising a hoop formed from overlapping arms and plaited bezel embellished with slender twisted wire thread. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 2011,8022.1 and 1921,1101.375, for comparable rings in gold.
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