A finger ring imitating Viking design found near Claxby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A finger ring imitating Viking design found near Claxby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Imitation Finger Ring (NLM-D675CA)

A finger ring imitating Viking design found near Claxby, Lincolnshire

This finger ring bears stamped decoration imitating the Scandinavian ring and dot pattern which is bordered by incised crossing diagonals of a saltire. The ring- and dot-style of decoration was briefly adopted by inhabitants of Anglo-Saxon settlements such as Cottam in Yorkshire and Flixborough in Lincolnshire.

Object Type

Ring

Date

circa 850 — 950

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Saxon, copper_alloy, jewellery, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, ring, Scandinavian, stamped

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

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

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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