VIKING WEDDING RING, 9th-11th CENTURY AD, SIZE 4 1/4 05/16/2023 primarily coins

primarily coins

40”)” in length

Made of copper with a central core to distribute the metal and heat

) were provided for use in the afterlife

Gilt bronze with 2

VIKING WEDDING RING, 9th-11th CENTURY AD, SIZE 4 1/4 05/16/2023 primarily coinsCambridgeshire England, 9th 11th century AD. Gilt bronze, size 4 1 4. 3. 2 3. 4mm width band with flat face. Made with a core filling the inside which distributed the flowing metal and allowed for slower cooling. The core was then laboriously removed by hand and the inside of the ring was polished. Remnants of the core are evident inside the ring. Surface lightly textured overall from burial. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the grooms sword.