Viking gold finger ring

An image of Jewellery/Finger Ring. Lozenge-shaped section rod, drawn into wires which overlap and are wound round each other; both outer faces are decorated with punched circles. Gold (35-50%), silver (55-60%) and copper. 9th-10th Century. Viking Period.

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Jewellery/Finger Ring. Lozenge-shaped section rod, drawn into wires which overlap and are wound round each other; both outer faces are decorated with punched circles. Gold (35-50%), silver (55-60%) and copper. 9th-10th Century. Viking Period.

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Accession Number: M.12-2009
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 644 pixels
Image width: 696 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 186.09kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2010:10:28 20:56:16

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10th Century 9th Century circle circular Early Medieval finger ring Fitz_AA gold jewellery jewelry Medieval metalwork punched ring round Silver Viking

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