Animal heads from the Oseberg burial
Title
Animal heads from the Oseberg burial
Subject
Archaeological artefacts
Description
Five carved animal heads were found in the Oseberg burial. One of these is too damaged to be displayed. Some of the heads were found with rope running through their mouths, like reins, and all were found with a rattle and a piece of rope.
Creator
RDale
Source
Vikingskipshuset
Publisher
RDale
Date
12/09/2016
Contributor
RDale
Rights
RDale, Kulturhistorisk museum
Relation
http://www.khm.uio.no/
http://www.khm.uio.no/english/visit-us/viking-ship-museum/exhibitions/oseberg/
Format
jpg
Language
No linguistic content
Type
StillImage
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2108
Coverage
Viking Age, Vikingtiden, Vikingatida, Norway, Norge, Oseberg, Bygdoy, 834 AD, 9th Century, Bygdøy
Files
Collection
Citation
RDale, “Animal heads from the Oseberg burial,” World-Tree Project, accessed July 1, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2108.
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Viking Ship Museum, Oslo |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Viking Ship Museum, Oslo |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Oseberg Ship |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Oseberg Ship viewed from the Stem |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Oseberg Ship viewed from the stern |