Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet romanobritishculture The Roman Empire revolutionized glassmaking

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Their artisans used llama wool

The flask rests on a flattened base

or symbols of authority

The bulbous body is richly adorned with bones

Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet romanobritishculture The Roman Empire revolutionized glassmakingViking Age, c. 7931066 AD, Scandinavia A superb and intricately crafted Viking period bronze bracelet, composed of multiple tightly woven bronze strands terminating in flattened looped ends. The elegant twist and taper of the design evoke the sinuous form of a serpent, perhaps alluding to Jrmungandr, the Midgard Serpent of Norse mythology the vast sea dragon whose body encircles the world of men. Twisted bronze bracelets were among the most