9th-11th century AD. A substantial silver finger ring with braided hoop of thick rods and twisted filigree, ends forge-welded into the shank. 17.83 grams, 31.60mm overall, 20.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (1 1/4"). From a private UK collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. [No Reserve]