pendant cult ship denmark ca 100 bc bronze Rapierriemen The original brooches were uncovered

The original brooches were uncovered in the 1870s by archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe in the grave Bj 854 in Birka

The helmet is richly decorated with brass fittings and features an adjustable cotton liner with leather laces

Shields like these were probably introduced by the Normans and

The size of the holder can be adjusted by means of the lace on the front

The original dates back to the 9th century

pendant cult ship denmark ca 100 bc bronze Rapierriemen The original brooches were uncoveredThis pendant shows the prow of a cult ship, a motif from the Nordic bronze Age, and is based on a find from Denmark, ca. 100 BC. The piece of jewelry is associated with the Jastorf culture, a Celtic Germanic transitional culture from the early Iron Age. Ship motifs from this period are often combined with the symbolism of waterfowl, which were widely venerated within Proto Indo European paganism until the Early Middle Ages; parts of waterfowl have