MEDIEVAL WOMAN’S RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 8 1/2 01/20/2026 0mm rounded face band slightly

0mm rounded face band slightly to the shoulder

It is inscribed with a bold cross with double border beams with “crutches” at the beam terminals in the fashion of the Jerusalem cross

The oval bezel inscribed with the figure of a swan in typical abstracted form

The Christian cross was used frequently as a decoration in Viking art well before their conversion to Christianity in the later 11th century

MEDIEVAL WOMAN’S RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 8 1/2 01/20/2026 0mm rounded face band slightlyEastern Mediterranean. Size 8 1 2 with a rounded band flared to the shoulders. Raised oval bezel with incised hatched motif. Professionally refurbished with the gold overlay restored.