Viking Style Bronze Very Rare Signet Ring – Geometric Scrollwork Bezel (No reserve price)

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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

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Very Rare Signet Ring – Geometric Scrollwork Bezel, Viking Style bronze signet ring dating from circa 9th–11th century AD, with a flat octagonal bezel and a size of 22 mm, in excellent condition.

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A compact Viking-age bronze signet ring with a flat, octagonal bezel finely carved in three vertical fields of S-shaped scrolls and hooked tendrils, divided by a central line. The pattern has a runic, almost cryptic character, echoing the abstract ribbon and tendril motifs of Norse art.

The slender band flows organically into the bezel shoulders, and the metal shows a deep, almost black patina with lighter highlights in the recessed design, testifying to great age and long wear. A subtle yet powerful piece of Viking jewellery, combining everyday functionality with the mysterious, coded beauty so typical of early medieval Scandinavian ornament.
Size: 22mm

A compact Viking-age bronze signet ring with a flat, octagonal bezel finely carved in three vertical fields of S-shaped scrolls and hooked tendrils, divided by a central line. The pattern has a runic, almost cryptic character, echoing the abstract ribbon and tendril motifs of Norse art.

The slender band flows organically into the bezel shoulders, and the metal shows a deep, almost black patina with lighter highlights in the recessed design, testifying to great age and long wear. A subtle yet powerful piece of Viking jewellery, combining everyday functionality with the mysterious, coded beauty so typical of early medieval Scandinavian ornament.
Size: 22mm

Details

Culture
Viking Style
Century/ Timeframe
Circa, 9th–11th Century AD
Name of object
Very Rare Signet Ring – Geometric Scrollwork Bezel
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2024
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Germany
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
1998
Previous owner - country acquired from
Germany
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