VIKING/SAXON AGE GOLD RING WITH SIMPLE HOOP
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Ca. AD 900 .
A Viking/Saxon gold solid ring in a simple hoop. Rings in barbarian societies, especially gold ones, were an unmistakable sign of high social status. Moreover, most gold came from the great societies and fashions of the past to which these populations ideally wanted to equate themselves.
Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 2g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a family London collection formed since the 1980s.
A Viking/Saxon gold solid ring in a simple hoop. Rings in barbarian societies, especially gold ones, were an unmistakable sign of high social status. Moreover, most gold came from the great societies and fashions of the past to which these populations ideally wanted to equate themselves.
Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 2g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a family London collection formed since the 1980s.
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VIKING/SAXON AGE GOLD RING WITH SIMPLE HOOP
Estimate £600 - £900
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