Finger-ring, openwork bezel filled with animal heads

Details

• Title

  Finger-ring, openwork bezel filled with animal heads

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Dorset › West Dorset › Dorchester (find spot)

• Date

  750 - 850 AD
  Middle Anglo-Saxon Period (Britain) (AD 650 - 850)

• Material and technique

  gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › finger-ring

• Dimensions

  2.4 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans, 1930.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1930.638

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