Northern Europe, Ca. 900-1100 AD A gold finger ring of a flaring round hoop with a slightly carinated profile and shoulders decorated with an incised herringbone pattern that ends in pair of stamped circles. The bezel is set with a mesmerizing crystal rock gem. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: D: 15.49mm / US: 4 3/4 / UK: J; 6.65g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1980s.