Detail view of a bronze chain made from S-shaped and twisted links. Link size 8mm.
Bronze chain made from S-shaped and twisted links. Link size 5mm.
S-shaped twisted links
This type of chain is very common during the viking age. A lot of chains with different wire gauges and different densities were found.
Made after Birka type 4 (Birka II:3, pages 74, 76; Birka I, Taf. 113). Chains of this type are common in Birka, Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
I make different link sizes. The price is given for a 8mm links. Other sizes on demand.
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Prices
- Bronze, je 10 cm: €8.00*
Informationen on Orders and Shipping. Prices do not include shipping costs.
* Final price, no value added tax according to § 19 UStG.
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References
- Arbman, Holger (1943). Birka I. Die Gräber. Tafeln. Uppsala.
- Arwidsson, Greta (ed) (1989). Birka II:3. Systematische Analysen der Gräberfunde. Stockholm. ISBN 91-7402-204-0.