Fine Viking Bronze Bracelet, Bovine Creatures

**Originally Listed At $800**

Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful bracelet shaped from a sheet of hammered bronze that achieved a broad, ovoid form. Presented along the terminals of the curved rectangular panel are two abstract bovine creatures with wide faces bearing inverted teardrop-shaped eyes, sizable snouts with impressed nostrils, and massive forepaws held on either side. Each zoomorph displays three zigzagging locks of a mane that are enclosed within a set of lengthy horns. Areas of matte green and brown patina cover much of the topside but leave the animalistic imagery mostly unperturbed. Size: 2.3" W x 1.8" H (5.8 cm x 4.6 cm); (wrist opening): 1.2" W (3 cm); total weight: 74.3 grams.

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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#158114
Condition Report: Wearable as shown. Very slight bending to overall form, with minor softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation of zoomorphic imagery and nice patina throughout.