Viking 'Stamped' Bracelet
Copper-alloy, 41.44 grams, 64.83 mm. 8th-10th century AD. A lentoid-section band with stamped geometric decoration typical of eastern Baltic cultures of the Viking Period. The outer face is segmented with collars of transverse bands separating incised and stamped saltires and triangular punched rows; the central panel features four triangular features converging on a central point with punched roundel detailing. Reference: Griciuviene, E. Seliai - The Selonians Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus, 2007, p.154-5. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.