Early Medieval Viking twisted silver dragon heads bracelet

A band of solid twisted silver rods merging at the terminals with Ringerike Style dragon heads of dragon Fafnir.

Viking men and women would wear accessories like this example as a sign of religious belief and visual wealth. They were often used as currency or deposited in rivers as offerings to the gods, though they were also buried with their owners upon death.

Source: The Vålas hoard (Falster, Denmark) in Hårdh, B. Silver in the Viking Age. A Regional-Economic Study, Acta Archaeologica Lundensia no. 25, Stockholm, 1996, fig. 22.

Material: Silver
Weight: 29 gram
Date: Early Medieval, Viking, 10th – 11th century AD
Measurement: 82 x 64 mm
Condition: Extremely fine condition

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