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Description: | Silver finger ring height 22mm, width 20mm, thickness 2mm. The wing is made from a length of silver wire that has been looped twice round to form a double band. The wire has a square cross-section, its evenness along its length suggests it has been drawn rather than hammered. A bezel comprising of a low triangle flanked by two knots have been formed by looping the terminals of the wire once around the frame of the ring, in between the loops one strand of the frame has been bent forward to form a low triangle. The ring is in excellent condition.This finger ring design has been commonly found in Viking graves and hoards of the later 9th and earlier 10th centuries (Graham-Campbell 1980). A similar example was found at Coppergate, York, dating to between circa 930 - circa 1050 (Mainman, p2585, fig. 1279, no. 10517).This finger-ring is similar to KENT-697734 (2013T52) which was found through metal analysis to be made from sterling silver and therefore of modern date. Although superficially similar early-medieval examples do exist (e.g. KENT-C90BE3; 2004 T299), these have circular-section wire and a simpler construction. The square-section wire suggests machine manufacture.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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