A silver armring fragment found in Harrowgate, North Yorkshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A silver armring fragment found in Harrowgate, North Yorkshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Silver Arm Ring Fragment (SWYOR-58AFB4)

A silver arm-ring fragment found in Harrogate, North Yorkshire

A fragment of an Early Medieval silver decorated arm ring with triangular punches each with a pellet in the centre.  The object may represent hacksilver, but as it is broken rather than cut, this is not certain. Nonetheless, arm rings functioned as both a means of storing wealth as well as putting the wealth and status of the individual on display.

Object Type

Armring

Date

circa 800 — 1000

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

armring, bullion, Economy, hacksilver, jewellery, metal_working, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, silver, trade, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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