Viking Early Medieval Roundel Ornament 5th Century

Description

Material: Bronze

Period: Viking/Early medieval

Date: 5th to 6th century

Origin: European/ Germanic

Condition: Fine+. with dark patina

Description: A bifacial roundel with stamped cross design and openwork body.

Size and Weight: 43mm. 21.3g

Features and Provenance: From a UK collection

This superb roundel is considered to be from the Germanic regions of Europe. As great travellers. the Vikings collected items of value and smaller trinkets for trade. This may have been used as a cloak fasterning or simply as ornamentation.

Condition Summary. This varies with the age of the artefact and there are grades between

Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of pattern etc present. visible and clear

Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of pattern etc present. but may be worn

Fine (F). Wear on the artefact and parts of item and pattern etc may be missing or not visible