VIKING GOLD RING WITH TWISTED THREADS Ca. AD 800 - 1100 A Viking gold ring made of twisted and braided gold wires of different dimensions that taper a solid gold band. This would have belonged to a wealthy Viking. Many Vikings did not have a standard minted currency available to them, and so instead kept their wealth in the form of jewelry made from precious metals. A common practice seems to have been to amass a hoard of these objects and then deposit them, often in water sources like rivers. For similar see: British Museum Registration number 1849,0210.1. Size: D:mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 9.8g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.