Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Early Medieval silver arm ring

Fragment of hack silver of broad band arm ring of Hiberno-Norse type. Parallel cuts transversely across the ring providing a narrow rectangular piece of hack silver. The stamped decoration on the outside of the ring comprised repeating triangular indents either side of the median line forming a border top and bottom. Similar lines in the saltire pattern within the external borders.

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

96.41H [515]

Find Information

Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey

Grid Reference: SH 515 813
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1996 / Sep / 2

Notes: found in spoil from removing 1995 backfill

Measurements

length / mm:23
width / mm:11
thickness / mm:2
weight / g:4.0
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