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LOT 1382
Viking Age Bronze Stamped Bracelet with Beast-Head Terminals
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (35.1 grams, 69 mm).
Slightly carinated in section with zones of punched pellets and triangles, opposed beast-head finials; Baltic workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CV (3), for type.
FootnotesIn the Baltic workmanship, bracelets were mostly cast and polished. The metal could also be shaped into the desired form by hammering and/ or by twisting one piece of metal. The surface was often ornamented with stamped markings of lines and dots.
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LOT 1382
Viking Age Bronze Stamped Bracelet with Beast-Head Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
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