RARE VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 10 09/26/2023 Made with a central core

Made with a central core to distribute the molten metal and heat

is now lost

These rings were worn by Pilgrims to the Holy Land in the 9th century

Oval bezel with a centered dot and eight radials representing the cross superimposed on a saltire

for decoration long before their conversion in the late 11th century

RARE VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 10 09/26/2023 Made with a central coreRing size 10. The oval bezel is just under 1 3 8 in length. Broad overlapping prong band allowing for some adjustment. The large oval bezel with high relief hatched segmented border. Triple crenulated rounded transverse medials. Two further stipple banded panels with central nubs, representing Sol the sun and Mani the moon. As expert navigators, Vikings attached spiritual significance to the celestial bodies of which the Sun and moon were the cardinal