https://www.worldtreeproject.org/files/original/f45ed77765c1a42184e7bae0666cf608.jpg 8e720fcc0222ed552e987f7456f6b8fc https://www.worldtreeproject.org/files/original/d1c43233382333a8deeae645b541428e.jpg 1c163d0fd43d6dbd7b62a241f58adf53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pre-Viking Dragon Head Stem Post in the Limburgs Museum Subject The topic of the resource Artefact - Pre-Viking Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tamara Bakx Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://www.limburgsmuseum.nl/en/" target="_blank">The Limburgs Museum</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The World-Tree Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tamar Bakx Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Image (c) Tamara Bakx Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Netherlands Pre-Viking Animals Artefact Carving Decoration Dragon Heads Dragons Limburgs Museum Migration Period Netherlands Pre-Viking Sailing Ships Wood