Whalebone plaque on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Title
Whalebone plaque on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Subject
Archaeological artefact
Description
A whalebone plaque, possibly for smoothing linen. Discovered in excavations at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin, and dating to the ninth or tenth century. Similar plaques have been discovered elsewhere in the Viking World and are associated with high-status women. It was probably imported from northern Norway.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Gerard (Panda) Terry
Date
2016
Contributor
Gerard (Panda) Terry
Rights
Photo (c) National Museum of Ireland. Personal use only as per NMI guidelines on photography. Commercial use of any kind is not permitted. Photo credits Gerard (Panda) Terry.
Relation
Format
jpg
Language
No linguistic content
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Wk 70-72
Coverage
Ireland
Dublin
Viking Age
Files
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Scar Dragon Plaque in The Orkney Museum |
| Item: The Scar Dragon Plaque in The Orkney Museum | dcterms:relation | This Item |
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