Noonans
Auction 257 13-14 Jul 2022
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Anglo-Saxon, gold ring, 1.5cm-1.7cm diameter; the hoop is a sheet strap composed of a central braided wire flanked by a circular sectioned band; the underside of the hoop is beaten to form a solid panel with a tongue overlap. Slightly misshapen, otherwise very fine £300-£400
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Provenance: Found at Thundridge (Hertfordshire) before 1997, so not recorded by the PAS
The ring appears to conform to Class A, type 1, according to Johnson "Saxon and Viking Rings AD 600-1100"
Anglo-Saxon, gold ring, 1.5cm-1.7cm diameter; the hoop is a sheet strap composed of a central braided wire flanked by a circular sectioned band; the underside of the hoop is beaten to form a solid panel with a tongue overlap. Slightly misshapen, otherwise very fine £300-£400
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Provenance: Found at Thundridge (Hertfordshire) before 1997, so not recorded by the PAS
The ring appears to conform to Class A, type 1, according to Johnson "Saxon and Viking Rings AD 600-1100"