c. 900-1110 AD. Viking Age. Gold ring comprising a circular hoop with ribbed shoulders and a double plate bezel. The bezel plates, which are slightly convex and oval in form, are each decorated with a raised central rib flanked by two rows of stamped dots; each rib ends in trumpet-shaped terminal topped by a sphere. This beautiful item would probably once have adorned the hand of a Viking noble. All samples correspond to the metal content of the period specified; no modern trace elements were detected in the patina; expertly cleaned and conserved. Excellent condition; wearable.Size: D: 18.35mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q 1/2; 8.51g; Provenance: Obtained on the London art market in the early 2000s; formerly from the collection of an English Family, by descents form the 1970s.