Viking - Bronze Fillet Bracelet > Lot No. 847

Description:
9th-11th century AD. A copper-alloy bracelet of flat section decorated at each end with a rectangular panel bearing a saltire and pellets; the main surface divided horizontally into two panels of punched zigzag ornament.

Measurements:
20 grams, 65 mm.

Condition:
Complete, conserved and stabilized.

References:
Cf. examples of copper-alloy bracelets from the Baltic region in Griciuviene, E. Seliai - The Selonians Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus, 2007, p.154-5.

Provenance:
Property of a deceased detectorist. From Lake Ladoga area.

Estimate: £30 - 40 (EUR 40 - 50; USD 50 - 60)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £55