VIKING PERIOD SILVER TWISTD BRACELET Ca. AD 700 - 900. A silver bracelet formed from a thick twisted wire terminating in a clasp consisting of a single vertical bar flanked by four opposing spirals. For similar see: M. Jenkins, M. Keene, Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 17, p. 43 Size: 62mm x 62mm; Weight: 17g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.