RARE COPPER VIKING WEDDING RING, 900-1050 AD, SIZE 9 3/4 11/12/2024 size 1 for wear on

size 1 for wear on the small finger between the first two joints as was the custom

Superior example

This ring would have been one of the most important articles in a Viking burial and is exceedingly rare in private hands

See the English Portable Antiquities Scheme DENO-BA&BE6 for a very similar related example

Light texture from burial

RARE COPPER VIKING WEDDING RING, 900-1050 AD, SIZE 9 3/4 11/12/2024 size 1 for wear onSize 9 3 4. 2. 9mm width rounded face band. Exceptional quality. Fine rich red copper patina. Vikings were expert metallurgists. The use of pure copper is rare and suggests a supernatural significance as alloys were much more durable. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.