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17. Silver, made of a long thin rod, ornamented with a raised diamond 

 pattern, triple in front and double at the back, the whole secured by the 

 wire-like ends of the rod being twisted round the ring on each side. This is 

 a Scandinavian ring of the Viking period. Diameter § of an inch ; weight 

 2dwts. 4grs. 



IS. Silver ; the hoop is decorated with incised linear ornament, and on one 

 shoulder there is a cross formy, and on the other a quatrefoil. The bezel is 

 narrower than the hoop and is pointed ; it is ornamented on the front with 

 dots in relief, and on the sides with incised lines (PI. XXVI, fig. 18). 

 Diameter f of an inch ; weight 19J grs. 



19. This has not been identified. 



20. Silver, roundish hoop ; the bezel is pointed and resembles the stirrup 

 type ; on either side it has a square panel decorated with a cross saltire 

 within a square in niello ; the pointed bezel has an incised chevron pattern 

 on the front and a cross on each side (PI. XXVI, fig. 25). Diameter -|-| of an 

 inch ; weight 1 dwt. 23 grs. 



21. Silver, decorated hoop with a pointed bezel, ornamented with square 

 dots on the front and incised lines on the side, capped by flat knob ornamented 

 with an incised flower ; the shoulders are ornamented with square panels 

 decorated with a flower (PI. XXVI, fig. 27). Diameter T f of an inch ; weight 

 1 dwt. 131 grs . 



22. Silver ; the bezel is pyramidal and ornamented with a knob composed 

 of five pellets ; the hoop is inscribed on the outside 



S|H.|£| JK|3|&|I|3|. 

 Greatest external diameter, including bezel, 1 T 3 ¥ inches ; weight 4 dwts. 

 15 grs. 



23. Silver, similar type ; the bezel is ornamented with three single knobs ; 

 the hoop is inscribed on the outside 



3 J 3J | £ | JK | 3 | 3&. | I | 3 | 0. 

 Greatest external diameter, including bezel, 1-^ inches ; weight 2 dwts. 

 15 grs. 



24. Silver, similar type, with traces of gilding ; the bezel is ornamented 

 with a cross composed of five knobs in the centre, and two large knobs com- 

 posed of pellets at the sides ; the hoop is inscribed on the outside 



3 | U | £ | M | 3 | ft 1 i | 3. 

 Greatest external diameter, including bezel, \\ inches ; weight 6 dwts. 

 12 grs. 



25. Silver ; the bezel is ornamented with a large cross composed of pellets 

 in the centre and a small one on each side (PI. XXVI, fig. 17). The ring is 



