Finger ring

Anglo-Saxon

Abingdon County Hall Museum

7th Century

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.

• Medium: gold with settings of glass beads
• Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.6cm
• Grant Paid: £2000 ( Total: £4000)
• ArtFunded in: 2004
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Found in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and declared Treasure in 2002.

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