Ancient Celtic Knot Bronze Ring 450-600 Ad For Sale

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About The Celts

The Celts (usually pronounced /ˈkɛlts/ but sometimes /ˈsɛlts) or Kelts were an ethno-linguistic group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had a similar culture.

The earliest archaeological culture that may justifiably be considered as Proto-Celtic is the Late Bronze Age Urnfield culture of central Europe from the last quarter of the second millennium BC. Their fully Celtic descendants in central Europe were the people of the Iron Age Hallstatt culture named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria By the later La Tène period, this Celtic culture had expanded over a wide range of regions, whether by diffusion or migration: to the British Isles (Insular Celts), France and The Low Countries (Gauls), Bohemia, Poland and much of Central Europe, the Iberian Peninsula (Celtiberians, Celtici and Gallaeci) and northern Italy (Golaseccans and Cisalpine Gauls) and following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC as far east as central Anatolia.

About This Ring

This lovely Ancient Celtic bronze ring is simply elegant yet it bears such a rich history of its people and its craft. This bronze beauty was made of a single thread of bronze wire. The single wire loops to form an elegant double band, with the rest of the wire wound into an intricately laced Celtic knot bezel. A dark, natural patina is retained along with earthen encrustations in areas, especially within the Celtic knot.

Celtic knots are complete loops without any beginning or end, this unending style is called pure knots. The knots vary from simple to complicated ones. The use of only one thread highlights the Celts’ belief in the interconnectedness of life and eternity. They strongly believe in the symbolism reflected in Celtic knot works from the old Celtic myths and legends.

In earlier times, the elaborate designs were mainly used for decorative purposes. However, overtime, people began to come up with their own interpretations, and began to understand the designs at a deeper level. They saw the constant interlacing as the physical and the spiritual crossing of paths, expressing permanence, and the endurance of life, love and faith. The Celtic knots were the creation of Celts in the early Celtic Church who resided mainly in Ireland.

Around AD 450, Christian Celtic artwork was influenced by pagan Celtic sources which incorporated an additional knotwork category of life form motifs. The Celtic knots then spread to the Scottish Highlands and Europe via missionary expeditions. This traditional culture of knotworks in manuscript painting was passed down orally with non-existent written records.

Additional Information

Dated – 400-600 AD

Ring’s diameter – 18 mm

Height from top to bottom – 25 mm

Type of gemstone/s – None

Condition – Very Fine

U.S. ring size – 7¾

Region of ancient origin – Black Sea Region.

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