Bidspirit auction | VIKING SILVER RING WITH INCISED

VIKING SILVER RING WITH INCISED MOTIF - Ca. AD 800 - 1100.A Silver Viking ring shaped from a hammered sheet of silver with a flat hoop. The front face of the ring is elaborately ornamented with an incised phytomorphic motif. Many Vikings did not have a standard minted currency available to them and instead kept their wealth in the form of jewellery made from precious metals. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 11gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.