Copper-alloy, 54.55 grams, 75.42 mm. Circa 10th-12th century AD. A cast copper-alloy penannular bracelet of carinated profile with integral beast-head terminals, one with mouth detailing, the clubbed ends forming the snout with transverse hatching and two raised triangular ears. Behind the heads, four rows of punched dot-in-triangle ornament forming serpentine bodies, terminating in incised saltires. The form of the bracelet with D-section band, clubbed ends and punched decoration is a continuing theme in Viking period personal ornament found in the North Sea and Baltic Sea settlements. Reference: cf. similar profile on two bracelets from Grave 765 at Luistari, Finland, published in Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons and Ornaments, Helsinki, 2000, plate 28. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.