A RARE LATE SAXON GOLD RING, the band engraved with panels of interlaced foliage incorporating a reptile and horned animal with stylised ornament between, showing signs of brownish-red enamel, 9th Century

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A RARE LATE SAXON GOLD RING, the band engraved with panels of interlaced foliage incorporating a reptile and horned animal with stylised ornament between, showing signs of brownish-red enamel, 9th Century
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For a very similar ring found at Poslingford, Suffolk and dated to the 9th Century cf. C. Oman, British Rings 800-1914 (1974) pl.11c

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