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ANGLO-SAXON GOLD FINGER RING
With raised borders and centering a raised horizontal “S” with overall punched background.8th-9th Century AD
Weight 5.9 g.; Ring size approx. 15; Diam. 1 in. (2.5 cm.)
With raised borders and centering a raised horizontal “S” with overall punched background.8th-9th Century AD
Weight 5.9 g.; Ring size approx. 15; Diam. 1 in. (2.5 cm.)
c.600 - 800 A.D British Found Anglo Saxon Period Au Solid Gold & Red Garnet Ring Solid 22ct ( approx ) gold composition; Spherical blood red / pink colour garnet gem stone (3.0 mm dia); 18.5 mm internal ring dia; 22.0 mm bezel dia; 8.89 grams.
Queen Æthelswith’s Ring, C. 853-874 AD
The owner of this ring was Æthelswith, Queen of Mercia (855-89 AD), and sister of Alfred the Great. It was found at Aberford in West Yorkshire, England in 1870. The bezel is circular with a pearled border; it is ornamented with a medallion inscribed in a quatrefoil and containing the Agnus Dei between two letters; the leaves of the quatrefoil and the spaces between them are chased with foliage. Each shoulder has a semi-circular panel with a pearled border, containing an animal on a ground of niello. Inside the ring is engraved with an inscription: EA⃒ÐELSVIÐ⃒REGNA which translates to Queen Æthelswith. Little is known about Æthelswith, but according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle she married Burgred of Mercia in 853, lived abroad following his exile in 874 and died at Pavia in 888, while on a pilgrimage to Rome.
The owner of this ring was Æthelswith, Queen of Mercia (855-89 AD), and sister of Alfred the Great. It was found at Aberford in West Yorkshire, England in 1870. The bezel is circular with a pearled border; it is ornamented with a medallion inscribed in a quatrefoil and containing the Agnus Dei between two letters; the leaves of the quatrefoil and the spaces between them are chased with foliage. Each shoulder has a semi-circular panel with a pearled border, containing an animal on a ground of niello. Inside the ring is engraved with an inscription: EA⃒ÐELSVIÐ⃒REGNA which translates to Queen Æthelswith. Little is known about Æthelswith, but according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle she married Burgred of Mercia in 853, lived abroad following his exile in 874 and died at Pavia in 888, while on a pilgrimage to Rome.
Gold finger-ring From Late Anglo-saxon, Middle Anglo-Saxon, 8thC-10thC. found in Cumbria, England. Possibly it insular or danelaw...
Gold with runic inscription round the hoop between nielloed lines, 3 letters continuing on inside of hoop. Inscription: ÆRKRIUFLTKRIURIÞONGLÆSTÆPONTOL
Gold with runic inscription round the hoop between nielloed lines, 3 letters continuing on inside of hoop. Inscription: ÆRKRIUFLTKRIURIÞONGLÆSTÆPONTOL
The decoration and ring style date the piece to around 580-650 A.D., a period when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Kent, Essex and East Anglia were first introduced to Christianity.
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