VIKING BURIAL RING C.866-1067 AD, SIZE 7 10/31/2023 Gilt bronze of large proportions

Gilt bronze of large proportions with scalloped edge raised oval bezel with a small cross centered

size 11 with 5

130 for a very similar related example

Professionally refurbished with the pure silver overlay restored for contemporary wear

Rare very large size 12 ½+

VIKING BURIAL RING C.866-1067 AD, SIZE 7 10/31/2023 Gilt bronze of large proportionsCambridgeshire England. Bronze, ring size 7. Plain band 3. 4mm width with rounded face. Surface encrusted and retaining red cloth wound around, inside and out, indicating that the ring was buried separate from the body. Perhaps the ring of a deceased first spouse buried with a remarried Viking. Our research failed to provide any insight or parallels to this practice.