Anglo-Saxon 'Ring-and-Dot' Finger Ring
Copper-alloy, 2.03 grams, 20.15 mm. 10th-11th century. A finger-ring formed from thick (1mm+) copper-alloy sheet cut as a broad central section and narrowing ends. The widest section bears two ring-and-dot designs aligned vertically, with two more to one side and three to the other. Between the ring-and-dot motifs are series of elongated incised marks forming a border. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.170-2 items 27.6, 27.8. Provenance: found Suffolk. Very fine condition.