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.

CONDITION

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