© 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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