Eastern Baltic rings from the Viking Age

Artefacts from the Viking Age and Norman period

See for my blog here and the artefacts under the image.

‘…hold the roots…’

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This ring, 23 mm in diameter and 3.06 grams, made of a combination of bronze and tin, comes from the northwest of Russia and was found in the area of Lake Ladoga. The decoration is quite coarse, but has its own charm.

The ring below comes from the same area and is set with a blue stone. It measures 27 mm at its widest point and weighs 3.50 grams.

This twisted bronze ring is of a type that has been found more often in Latvia. It measures 29.54 mm in width and 20.95 mm inside and weighs 5.12 grams. A reference for this type of ring can be found in Treasures of ancient Latvia, edited by Anna-Bitner-Wroblewska, Warsawa 2007, no. 1064, Finger-ring with twisted front silver, D 2.5X2.3 cm stray find Mazstraupe, Cesis Distr. 1000-1200 AD, inv. no. RDM I 767.