Skywizard
12th September 2013, 13:15
A man who ignored his wife’s request to bin a dirty piece of metal he found in a field has been toasting his instincts after it was declared to be a rare silver piece of Viking jewellery.
David Taylor, 42, from County Down, in Northern Ireland, discovered the 45g silver artefact in a field near Kircubbin on the Ards peninsula and phoned a nearby museum to ask for advice.
Following an inquest hearing at a Belfast court, the jewellery was found to be an arm ring, traditionally worn around a Viking's bicep, and was dated back to between 950 and 1100 AD and has now been sent for valuation by experts at the UK Treasure Valuation Committee.
The UK Treasure Valuation Committee could not give an indication as to how much the arm ring was worth.
For reference, however, a haul of Viking silver and jewellery found in 1998 was valued at more than a million pounds, although that included various cups, bracelets and coins.
During an inquest, the arm ring was found to be at least 90 per cent silver, which is what led researchers to believe it was of Viking origin.
It was said to match the shape and material make-up of other Viking jewellery found.
Experts from the University College Cork believe the ring originated in Shetland or the Orkney isles, which at the time were ruled by Viking leaders including Thorfinn the Skull Splitter.
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David Taylor from County Down is shown holding the rare Viking silver ring he discovered on his brother in-law's farm. The 45g metal artefact is thought to date back to between 950 and 1100 AD and has been sent for valuation by experts at the UK Treasure Valuation Committee.
Read More At: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2416603/The-junk-VIKING-TREASURE-Metal-silver-bracelet-Irish-field.html
peace...
skywizard
David Taylor, 42, from County Down, in Northern Ireland, discovered the 45g silver artefact in a field near Kircubbin on the Ards peninsula and phoned a nearby museum to ask for advice.
Following an inquest hearing at a Belfast court, the jewellery was found to be an arm ring, traditionally worn around a Viking's bicep, and was dated back to between 950 and 1100 AD and has now been sent for valuation by experts at the UK Treasure Valuation Committee.
The UK Treasure Valuation Committee could not give an indication as to how much the arm ring was worth.
For reference, however, a haul of Viking silver and jewellery found in 1998 was valued at more than a million pounds, although that included various cups, bracelets and coins.
During an inquest, the arm ring was found to be at least 90 per cent silver, which is what led researchers to believe it was of Viking origin.
It was said to match the shape and material make-up of other Viking jewellery found.
Experts from the University College Cork believe the ring originated in Shetland or the Orkney isles, which at the time were ruled by Viking leaders including Thorfinn the Skull Splitter.
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David Taylor from County Down is shown holding the rare Viking silver ring he discovered on his brother in-law's farm. The 45g metal artefact is thought to date back to between 950 and 1100 AD and has been sent for valuation by experts at the UK Treasure Valuation Committee.
Read More At: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2416603/The-junk-VIKING-TREASURE-Metal-silver-bracelet-Irish-field.html
peace...
skywizard