article_snippet: Further analysis of the ring showed that the ring was rarely worn.
article_snippet: the ring still shows signs of where the silver was filed by a craftsman, meaning that the silver was probably sold as new before the silver became a treasured possession of a Viking woman.
article_snippet: ‘the ring has been cast in a high-grade silver alloy (94.5/5.5 Ag/Cu) and retains the post-casting marks from the filing done to remove flash and mould lines,’ according to the study.
article_snippet: Thus, the ring has rarely been worn, and likely passed from the silversmith to the woman buried at Birka with few owners in between.