Ca. 900-1100 AD.A solid bronze bracelet of penannular type with its terminals shaped as two snake heads facing each other. In Viking society, arm rings and bracelets were not merely decorative but served also to mark bonds of loyalty between a lord and his followers in a culture where honour was a matter of life and death. Such items were also given to young men to mark their coming of age and bracelets of precious metals were also used as currency in a time before the widespread availability of coinage.Size: L:64mm / W:56mm ; 23gProvenance: Private UK collection.