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THBStunning Viking 23K+ Gold Twisted Wire Ring
Lot 59d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful and wearable ring of twisted form shaped from lengths of 98.4% gold (equivalent to 23K+). Between each of the thicker bands along the upper half of the shank are thinner bands of tightly-coiled gold, and the spiraling form smooths out to form the solid shank along the bottom portion. Many Vikings did not have a standard minted currency available to them, and so instead kept their wealth in the form of jewelry made from precious metals. A common practice seems to have been to amass a hoard of these objects and then deposit them, often in water sources like rivers. Gold rings - like all gold objects - were rare and are only found in graves of the highest status. Size: 0.19" L x 1.05" W x 1.05" H (0.5 cm x 2.7 cm x 2.7 cm); gold quality: 98.4% (equivalent to 23K+); weight: 9.3 grams; US ring size: 9.75
Scholars believe that a popular practice was to amass a hoard of these precious objects and then deposit them, often in water sources like rivers. Gold rings - like all gold objects - were apparently quite rare, only found in graves of the highest status. In pagan Viking culture gold rings were used to swear oaths on and as markers of the godi, members of the Thing (governing assembly); some scholars have speculated that their deposition in hoards was an attempt to save them from violation with the coming sweep of Christianity.
Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-private Austrian collection, formed 1990s on European art market
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#187405Wearable as shown. Minor abrasions, otherwise intact and choice. Incredible luster throughout.Condition
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