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Medieval Viking Era Silver Ring with "Snake Eye" Pattern
ca.900AD - Europe
Ca. 900 AD, Viking Age. Substantial Scandinavian silver ring; D-shaped hoop forming an elliptical-shaped bezel; decorated with incised decoration forming a stylized Snake eye. Snake eyes are a powerful mythological symbol, associated with Jormungand - also called the “Midgard Serpent,” - a snake or dragon who lives in the ocean that surrounds Midgard, the visible world. So enormous is he that his body forms a circle around the entirety of Midgard. He’s one of the three children of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, along with Hel and Fenrir. Good condition; wearable. Size: 20mm;US 10 UK U 1/2; 3gr. Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000;