Silver, 3.58 grams, 24.30 mm dia, 18.73 mm height. 10th-11th century. A fine example of a Baltic Viking ribbed finger-ring of Lehtosalo-Hilander ‘s Type III. The central rib is D-sectioned. The decoration on the flanges consists of punched pellets in groups of three with tremello-style (zigzag) linear bands between in triangular zones. The shank is a continuation of the central rib. Reference: Reference: Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L.,
Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons and Ornaments, Helsinki, 2000, p.123-4. Very fine condition.
This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.