Stamped Finger-Ring (NARC-031C88)

A copper-alloy stamped finger-ring found near Cransley, Northamptonshire

A stamped copper-alloy finger ring decorated with four double ring-and-dots in a lozengiform arrangement. Ring-and-dot was a decorative technique used at various periods from the later Iron Age onwards, but which enjoyed a Viking Age revival. Rings like this with knotted ends are typically Scandinavian.

Object Type

Ring

Date

circa 900 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

copper_alloy, jewellery, Northamptonshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, ring, Scandinavian, stamped

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

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

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme