Bidspirit auction | VIKING DOUBLE BAND SILVER RING

VIKING DOUBLE BAND SILVER RING - Ca. AD 800 - 1100.A Viking silver ring made from a hammered sheet of silver with tubular terminals along the underside. The front of the ring is adorned with two stamped wave motifs above and below the central horizontal indent. Many Vikings did not have a standard minted currency available to them, and so instead kept their wealth in the form of jewellery made from precious metals. Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 4gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.