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The surface obscured by degradation from burial
A splendid wearable ring with iconic motif
Considerable remnants of gold surface
2mm inner diameter
Used to impress the signature of the owner in wax or clay
SUPERB VIKING COIL RING, 10TH-11TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 9 - 9 1/4 08/06/2024 The surface obscured by degradationGilt bronze, size, 9 9 1 4, of intricate construction. Made from a single piece by the lost wax process with a broad flat lenticular central panel hand engraved with double stipple borders enclosing a quartered motif of double stipple lines matching. The sides with two segments of its coiled terminal, all in one piece. Iconic form rarely found undamaged as here. The surface restored with 24karat gold. See the reference image which shows the process.