VIKING SHIELD RING C.900-1100 AD, SIZE 7 1/2 10/19/21 See Ancient Rings

See Ancient Rings

The band width from 3

Central double coil roped motif flanked by single roped or stipple bands

Form and decoration both specific to Viking taste

4mm at the rectangular bezel to 3

VIKING SHIELD RING C.900-1100 AD, SIZE 7 1/2 10/19/21 See Ancient RingsGilt bronze, size 7 1 2 with some slack allowed by the overlapping tip band, characteristic for Viking rings. Diamond shaped bezel stipple engraved with double line and stipple borders and a double line and stipple saltire centered. The saltire is a Christian symbol. Vikings borrowed Christian symbols including the cross, for decoration long before their conversion in the late 11th century. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface