VIKING COIL RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 7 03/12/2024 Possibly the ring of a

Possibly the ring of a priest

Classic Roman form identified as Guiraud type 2

Originally part of a large and elaborate necklace or pectoral

3 3/4 coils to 6

The coil or helix was a favorite form for Vikings and evidently held supernatural significance to them

VIKING COIL RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 7 03/12/2024 Possibly the ring of aRare variation of a favorite Viking form. The coil or helix was a favorite Viking figure which probably had spiritual significance. Evidently the coil or overlapping form was used to avoid the closed circle form. By contrast, Viking wedding rings were always of the closed circular form, sometimes with a spiral or helix superimposed. This example represents an extreme with a circle and a sixth overlap with addorsed squared terminals. The surface is