Copper-Alloy Finger-Ring (NLM-D4A8C9)

A copper-alloy stamped finger-ring found near Haxey, Lincolnshire

A copper-alloy cast finger-ring featuring circular punched ring and dot decoration. Ring and dot was a decorative technique used at various periods from the later Iron Age onwards, but which enjoyed a Viking Age revival.

Object Type

Ring

Date

circa 850 — 1000

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

copper_alloy, jewellery, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, ring, stamped, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

This object is related to Haxey, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Haxey, Lincolnshire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme