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LOT 1406
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Zig-Zag Design
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (56.4 grams, 70 mm).
With raised ledge to the inner face, panels with interlocking teeth and vertical bars to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.109(9).
FootnotesA similar bracelet in bronze, with deep wavy furrows and stamped rows of circles, was found in grave 1081 of the Birka Necropolis. It was a female grave, and the diameter/length of the bracelet (73mm) corresponds to the 70mm of our specimen. These bracelets, as visible in the grave, were usually worn as a pair on both arms.
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