Finds from a Priestess' Grave
Title
Finds from a Priestess' Grave
Subject
Archaeological artefacts
Description
Finds from a vǫlva's grave in Köpingsvik, Öland. There is an 82 cm long wand of iron with bronze details and a unique model of a house on the top. There is also a pitcher from Persia or Central Asia, and a West European bronze bowl. Dressed in a bear pelt, she had received a ship burial with both human and animal sacrifice. The finds are on display in the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm.
Creator
Berig
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Publisher
Berig
Date
23/02/2008
Contributor
Karen Holgate
Rights
By Berig (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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http://historiska.se/
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Finds_from_a_priestess%27_grave.jpg
Coverage
Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingtiden, Vikingetiden, Köpingsvik, Öland, Sweden, Sverige
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