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Source Description
Together with its mate, Walters 57.467, this bracelet has stylized animal-head terminals, much like those found on jewelry made by Germanic peoples to the south. Arm rings or armlets made by twisting thick and thin rods of gold or silver were common during the Viking period, when wealth was literally worn on one's sleeves. Arm rings, the portable savings accounts of the Vikings, would be collected, exchanged, or hacked up to provide weighed amounts of gold to purchase goods.
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Document identity
localId
28073
label
Arm Ring
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
28073
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Arm Ring
description
Together with its mate, Walters 57.467, this bracelet has stylized animal-head terminals, much like those found on jewelry made by Germanic peoples to the south. Arm rings or armlets made by twisting thick and thin rods of gold or silver were common during the Viking period, when wealth was literally worn on one's sleeves. Arm rings, the portable savings accounts of the Vikings, would be collected, exchanged, or hacked up to provide weighed amounts of gold to purchase goods.
provenance
Joseph Brummer; Henry Walters, Baltimore, February 8, 1927, by purchase; WaltersArt Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th-11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
armlets
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
8.1
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 x 3 3/16 x 5/16 in. (7.8 x 8.1 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Viking
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gold
creator_ids
2934
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MED
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exhibition_ids
358
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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31845c68353e94d5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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0a268bb7c28c474a
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no
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no