MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING 9TH-11TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 9 ½ 1/10/2023 Cup form bezel with prongs

Cup form bezel with prongs to the edge

a favorite Viking form

Size 9 ½ for man’s ring finger

Bezel and shoulders decorated with niello inlay in abstracted forms

The motif is a profession of faith disguised to protect the wearer as Christianity was not yet universally accepted

MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING 9TH-11TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 9 ½ 1/10/2023 Cup form bezel with prongsGilt bronze, size 9 with 3. 1mm deeply rounded band flaring to the ridged shoulders. Elongated diamond form bezel. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p. 42 for a related example of this form. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold overlay restored. Jewelry gift boxed with a certificate of authenticity.