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Ancient Art. Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A stunning and wearable solid silver bracelet of a simple yet elegant form comprised of a long, cuboid silver wire worked into a bracelet form so that the angled edges feature prominently in the design, with clipped and finely smoothed termini. Weight: 56.8 grams Size: 2.875" L x 3" W (7.3 cm x 7.6 cm)

The Vikings hoarded precious metals, especially silver, to a great degree; for example, in Viking Scotland alone, we know of thirty-one Viking age hoards containing silver - and those are just the ones we know about - while Viking Ireland has nearly double that! Silver bracelets and necklaces of all sizes were often included in hoards, and functioned as a wearable form of currency.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection

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  • Condition: Old loss to one terminal and minor casting flaw toward other end as shown.

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