ANGLO SAXON RING, 7TH-10TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 08/27/2024 Worn and surface textured from

Worn and surface textured from burial

It likely belonged to a high ranking officer

It demonstrates the blend of Paganism with Christianity prevalent at the time and which survives to a lesser extent today in the form of superstitions and “good luck charms” which in fact

Professionally refurbished with the gold overlay restored for contemporary wear

It was handcrafted by a Viking artisan 1000 years ago

ANGLO SAXON RING, 7TH-10TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 08/27/2024 Worn and surface textured fromIconic form as found in England in the pre Viking and Early Viking period. Size 5 with 2. 6mm rounded face band. Broad flat bezel with a cluster of dot in circles with two additional punched to the edge. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p. 42, lower left for a near identical example. The arrangement of the circles is near symmetrical with noticeable variance. The skill required to produce the rings belies the concept that the spacing is random, though its