Viking - Silver Part-Twist Bracelet > Lot No. 839

Description:
9th-11th century AD. A C-profile bracelet formed as a central square-section twisted silver bar developing to flat, sub-triangular finials with 'opposed triangles' punched decoration; the ends folded back and clubbed.

Measurements:
41 grams, 74 mm wide.

Condition:
Very fine.

References:
Cf. Hårdh, Silver in the Viking Age: A Regional-Economic Study, Stockholm, 1996.

Provenance:
Property of a gentleman.

Estimate: £800 - 1,200 (EUR 950 - 1,430; USD 1,270 - 1,900)

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