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LOT 1467
Viking Age Bronze Geometric Bracelet
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (153 grams, 73 mm).
Featuring shallow engraved motifs and raised pellets and faux ropework, the penannular body tapering towards the terminals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. similar silver bracelet in the Malmsmyr hoard, Rone, Gotland, Sweden, in G., Pentz, P. & Wemhoff, M., Vikings Life and Legend, London, 2014, item 53.
Footnotes
In the Malmsmyr hoard five moulded silver armlets were found with similar decoration: deep furrows in zig-zag pattern, perforated dots and a striped central trim. The inner sides are smooth, but four of the armlets have a stamp decoration of dots in a cross shape; on two armlets this is in combination with diamond shapes.
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