ANGLO SAXON RING, 7TH-10TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 8 3/4 Gilt bronze with low rounded

Gilt bronze with low rounded face

V & A Museum

6mm width of oval form

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

Band tapers at 4

ANGLO SAXON RING, 7TH-10TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 8 3/4 Gilt bronze with low roundedIconic 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