Viking-Age 'Birka Crucifix' in the Swedish History Museum
Title
Viking-Age 'Birka Crucifix' in the Swedish History Museum
Subject
Artefact
Description
A silver crucifix from Björkö in Sweden discovered in the late nineteenth century and housed in The Swedish History Museum (Historiska). Often considered the oldest crucifix in Sweden. For more images and higher resolution, see here
A very similar cruxifix from the same period has recently been unearthed in Funen, Denmark. See item #1227
A very similar cruxifix from the same period has recently been unearthed in Funen, Denmark. See item #1227
Source
http://historiska.se/upptack-historien/object/108914-hange-krucifix-av-silver/
Publisher
The Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
Date
800 - 1099
Contributor
Admin
Rights
(c) Historiska museet
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://historiska.se/upptack-historien/object/108914-hange-krucifix-av-silver/
34000 / Bj 660
Coverage
Sweden
Birka
Viking Age
Files
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Newspaper article about a Viking-Age crucifix find in Denmark |
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