Find Spot record MDO44590 - Silver bracelet found at Highcliffe, Christchurch

A silver bracelet reported in 1991 to have been found in a garden somewhere in Highcliffe, and taken to the Red House Museum in Christchurch for identification. The bracelet was identified as being of probable Viking origin. The object was kept by the finder.

<1> Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society, 1991, Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society. Section Newsletters. New Series No. 16, Autumn 1991, 16 (Serial). SDO18726.

'It is formed of two circular section twisted rods with two interwoven finer strands of twisted metal. Perhaps the most distinctive features are the spade shaped termnals, and these suggest a Viking origin for the piece (H.Cool, personal comment). The tenth century saw many instances of 'the host' terrorising the coast in the Christchurch area, and the discovery of this piece in such a location is a rare, but not unexpected occurrence.'

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