Pre-Viking Dragon Head Stem Post in the Limburgs Museum
Title
Pre-Viking Dragon Head Stem Post in the Limburgs Museum
Subject
Artefact - Pre-Viking
Description
This distinctive dragon-head stem post probably came from a ship, and was recovered from the River Scheldt in the Netherlands. It has been carbon-dated to the Migration Period and demonstrates that elaborate carved figure-heads pre-dated the Vikings. It was bought by the British Museum, but was photographed in a temporary exhibition on Dragons at the Limburgs Museum in the Netherlands. Original c. 57 inches. Source, Gwyn Jones, A History of the Vikings, 2nd edn (Oxford, 1984), p. vii.
Creator
Tamara Bakx
Source
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Tamar Bakx
Rights
Image (c) Tamara Bakx
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Netherlands
Pre-Viking
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