ANGLO SAXON RING, 7TH-10TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 8 3/4 Band tapers at 4

Band tapers at 4

made to wear between the first and second joints of the small finger as was the custom

Used to impress the signature of the owner in wax or clay

heavy form with 3

ANGLO SAXON RING, 7TH-10TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 8 3/4 Band tapers at 4Iconic form as found in England in the pre Viking and Early Viking period. Size 8 with 3. 6mm rounded face band. Broad flat bezel with a cluster of dots. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p. 42, lower left for a near identical example. The arrangement of the circles is near symmetrical with a single dot out of place. The skill required to produce the rings belies the concept that the spacing is random, though its significance, undoubtedly spiritual, is now