SUPERB VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 11/21/2023 Gilt bronze Size 12 ½

Gilt bronze Size 12 ½

13th-15th century AD

depicted as a four-point star at the time

5/8”with double line borders extending to the shoulders

Bronze with a low

SUPERB VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 11/21/2023 Gilt bronze Size 12 ½Ring size 11. The oval bezel just over 1 1 4 in length. Broad overlapping prong band allowing for some adjustment. The large oval bezel with stippled recessed border and a medial band flanked by triple stippled bands, with solid bands beyond and another set of three stipple bands. The ends as shallow crescents longitudinally reeded, flanking a central rise. Unusually made as a thick plate with the decoration incised. These usually are thin, near foil