EARLY CHRISTIAN PILGRIM’S RING 8th CENTURY AD SIZE 8 06/25/2024 By contrast

By contrast

This example represents an extreme with a circle and a sixth overlap with addorsed squared terminals

That decoration is associated with the Saxon culture

6mm inner diameter

Surface textured from burial with the pure silver restored for modern wear

EARLY CHRISTIAN PILGRIM’S RING 8th CENTURY AD SIZE 8 06/25/2024 By contrastBronze, size 8 with medium width convex band and large, fretted edge oval bezel with eleven concentric circles. That decoration was originally used in groups of five, representing the five wounds of Christ. In time, its significance was lost and it became decorative as seen here. Lovely glossy green patina.