Fine Viking Silver Wire Ring

Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A lovely circular ring of a wearable form made from 98% silver. The ring shank consists of two layered wires decorated with dozens of petite triangular and circular impressions, and each terminal wraps a few times around the upper shank. The top of the ring features a densely plaited wire wrap with individual plaits that have smoothed over time. Both Viking women and men wore silver accessories like this ring as signs of visual wealth and would often deposit them in rivers as offerings to gods. Size: 1.2" W x 1.125" H (3 cm x 2.9 cm); quality of silver: 98%; total weight: 16.2 grams; US ring size 10.5

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) and then Latvia collection; found on the Baltic Sea coast prior to 1982

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#160369
Condition Report: Wearable as shown. Minor softening to some impressed details, otherwise intact and excellent. Smooth patina throughout.