Beautiful, special, original silver Viking beard ring. Unlike most beard rings, it has a large embellished end. Material: silver. Date: Early Medieval, 9th–10th century. Origin: Scandinavia - Baltic Sea coast. Dimensions: diameter 20 mm x 15 mm. Condition: very good, with the usual signs of wear. Provenance. The seller warrants that he has obtained this item legally. Coming from a Dutch collection, Utrecht, purchased in ca. 2000. Formerly from an old Dutch collection. See the photos/scans for a correct impression. Registered shipping from the Netherlands. Important information: For transportation within the European Union, no export license is required for this lot. Because of the importance of this object, an export permit must be requested as soon as it is to be shipped outside the European Union. This should be done via the Heritage Inspection of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This can only be done after the auction and may take some time. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. He will arrange all possible permits required for the shipping of this lot. If this takes more than a few days the buyer will be informed.