Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Silver Twisted Ring

CIRCA 1000-1200 A.D.

1 in. (1.68 grams, 23.42 mm overall, 19.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).

Formed of three twisted, sub-rectangular wires with a rectangular-section back.

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 14th February 2022; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2022T536, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-3B492E.

Literature

See the Portable Antiquities Scheme no.SUSS-6F8D1D, for a similar ring with a rectangular back, and KENT-EA1868, for a close parallel.

CONDITION

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LOT 2098