VIKING SILVER RING WITH PUNCHED DECORATION

Ca. AD 700 - 900. A silver ring with a broad bezel plate tapering to an open overlapping hoop. The bezel is decorated with punched geometric ornament arranged in horizontal registers, with ring-and-dot borders, followed by triangles enclosing three dots and two bands of lozenges centred by single dots. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1841,0711.248. Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 7g Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Swiss collection, 1980s�2007.

Estimate:$267.49

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