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Finger ring (© Abingdon Museum)
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© Abingdon Museum

Finger ring

Artist: Anglo-Saxon

Location: Abingdon Museum

Date: 7th Century

Materials: gold with settings of glass beads

Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.6cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,000 (Total: £4,000)

Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Review number: 5355 (2004)

Provenance:
Found in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and declared Treasure in 2002.

Description:
A ring with a circular bezel divided into four with a fine beaded wire framing four collared settings of glass beads. The hoop is partly flattened and distorted. It shows rare evidence of a personal belonging from the middle stratum of society below the aristocracy but above the peasant or similar craftsman level.

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