VIKING BRACELET, C.850-1050 AD

Gilt bronze, 0.30” (7.7mm) width flaring to the spatulate terminals. C form, 2.32” inside dimension. Decorated in panels of transverse and interactive geometric forms. The terminals with lattice filled squares. Heavily textured from burial and professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored. See the attached images for the as found, refurbished and surface restored states of a similar bracelet. Hand crafted and worn by a Viking 1000 years ago!