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THBImpressive Viking Orupgard Type Bracelet - 181.6 g
Lot 82
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2018-08-30 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Northern Europe, Denmark, Orupgard, Viking, ca. 10th century CE. A stunning and quite substantive silver bracelet - comprised of almost pure silver (98% silver) - presenting a mesmerizing decorative program of incised abstract, nested, branch or wave motifs that are further adorned by stamped concentric circles and hammered dotted patterns surrounding a central section comprised of three bands of applied pellets on the broad outer face which eventually narrows at the back to a slender section decorated with an interweaving band further adorned by a stamped circular motif. Weight: 181.6 grams Size: 3.125" in diameter (7.9 cm); front face measures ~.25" W x 1.7" H (8.3 cm x 4.3 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!
This bracelet is particularly unusual in that it is not of a pennanular form, but rather continues all the way around the wrist. See a similar example in a recovered silver hoard from Terslev featured on the National Museum of Denmark's website - https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-silver-hoards-of-the-vikings/the-silver-hoard-from-terslev/
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection
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#136897Normal surface wear and tarnish commensurate with age with some worn details but most are clear and discernible.Condition
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