Baltic Viking 'Twisted' Bracelet
Copper-alloy, 10.27 grams, 69.84 mm ext.dia. 10th-13th century AD. A late Viking period female bracelet made from a single length of round-scetion wire formed into a three-ply band and twisted to create an opposed pair of loops at the finials. Reference: cf. Sedov, V.V. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, p.340 fig.19. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old European collection.