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Source Description
This Viking neck ring is made from three twisted silver wires and is fastened by an unusual conical knob and loop clasp. It was both jewelry and money to its owner. Large neck rings and smaller arms rings were buried in Viking hoards in Ireland, Scandinavia, and England, all important hubs of Viking sea trade. This neck ring was found buried with a plain arm ring (present location unknown), in Fenit, County Kerry, Ireland in 1880.
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Document identity
localId
2826
label
Neck Ring
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2826
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Neck Ring
description
This Viking neck ring is made from three twisted silver wires and is fastened by an unusual conical knob and loop clasp. It was both jewelry and money to its owner. Large neck rings and smaller arms rings were buried in Viking hoards in Ireland, Scandinavia, and England, all important hubs of Viking sea trade. This neck ring was found buried with a plain arm ring (present location unknown), in Fenit, County Kerry, Ireland in 1880.
provenance
[Found in Fenit, County Kerry, Ireland, 1880]; Robert Day, Cork [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Robert Day of Cork Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, May 19-22, 1913, no. 452; Permain [dealer], 1913, by purchase; William Randolph Hearst, by purchase; William Hearst Collection Sale, New York, February 10, 1941, lot 999, no. 166; Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, February 10, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by gift.
date
late 9th-10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
armlets
neck rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12
height
11.8
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
4 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 3/4 in. (12 x 11.8 x 1.9 cm)
Source extras
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Viking
med
silver
creator_ids
2934
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
358
2513
2704
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1
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0
type
photo
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