9th-11th century AD. A substantial gold ring formed from plaited rods with three decorative twisted rods, the underside hammered into a single bar. 17.51 grams, 31.39mm overall, 21.93x17.58mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1 1/4"). From a private UK collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s.