The Theddlethorpe Ring

Description

Viking silver finger ring with a whorled knot terminal and stamped decoration composed of alternating, interlocking stamps of two different sizes, but both consisting of a lozenge-on-triangle filled with pellets. The very large size suggests it was not made to be worn on a finger or thumb. Instead, it may be a piece of bullion, perhaps carried on a thong or in a purse.

Object number

NOLMS:2005.072

Object

FINGER RING

Production date

Viking

Period

Early Medieval

Provenance

THEDDLETHORPE ALL SAINTS

Find spot

Theddlethorpe

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