10th-11th century AD. A bronze neck ring comprising a round-section shank with flattened curved ends, one with a series of trapezoidal pendants in pairs on suspension loops to the outer edge. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XXIX. 150 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of an Essex gentleman since 2008; formerly in an old German collection since the 1980s. Very fine condition.