Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF VIKING BRONZE DECORATED


PAIR OF VIKING BRONZE DECORATED BRACELETS - Ca. AD 700 - 900. A pair of bronze penannular bracelets, including, from left to right: a bracelet of flat section with squared terminals, the exterior arranged in panelled fields filled with scrolling tendrils; and a bracelet of similar form, the exterior arranged in longitudinal registers, the terminals with rectangular panels of geometric decoration.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1921,1101.317, 2009,8023.7, 2009,8023.2.Size: 45-45mm x 50-65mm; Weight: 45gProvenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000.