Bidspirit auction | VIKING SILVER BRACELET WITH STAMPED

VIKING SILVER BRACELET WITH STAMPED TRIANGLES - Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A silver bracelet of penannular form with a broad, faceted outer surface. The decoration consists of a continuous band of opposed triangles, each enclosing a triad of punched dots, separated by slender hourglass motifs. The composition is framed above and below by rows of finely punched borders. The terminals are plain and slightly bevelled.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1841,0711.509.Size: 85mm x 70mm; Weight: 52gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.