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02.09.2021
Oval Brooch Scandinavian Viking jewelry, especially brooches, holds a prominent place in their cultural legacy, given their widespread popularity during that era. Brooches served as indispensable pieces of jewelry, primarily employed to secure and fasten clothing. While Viking brooches manifested...
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01.09.2021
Round Box Brooch Between 1000 and 1100, women living on the Scandinavian island of Gotland used casket brooches to fasten scarves around their collarbones, and these brooches also doubled as storage containers for small items. This particular example is adorned with minuscule animals that occupy the...
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29.08.2021
Round Box Brooch The Vikings showcased their strength, affluence, ingenuity, and expertise in various ways, with one of these being their fashion choices. The Viking Age witnessed a continuous evolution in clothing and jewelry styles, with variations based on gender, age, and social or economic status....
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28.08.2021
Viking Punch Bowl It appears there may be some confusion in your description. The item you're referring to, a Viking punch bowl dated 1893 and made of iron, silver, gold, and wood, seems to be a modern creation inspired by Viking designs rather than an authentic artifact from the Viking era. While...
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27.08.2021
Viking Sword This sword, dating back to the 10th century and most likely of European origin, probably from Scandinavia, is a remarkable artifact. Its richly decorated hilt and the intricately patterned welding on the blade suggest that it belonged to a high-ranking warrior. This could have been a...
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26.08.2021
Terminal for an Open Ring Brooch The terminal brooch fragment you're describing, despite being incomplete, is considered one of the finest surviving pieces from the Viking era in terms of both artistry and craftsmanship. It features a silver sphere, albeit slightly wrinkled, which was cast from a hollow alloy....
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25.08.2021
Book marker of copper-alloy This copper alloy book marker, believed to be from the medieval period, possibly late medieval, was unearthed during excavations conducted in the 1970s at the archaeological section of the Winchester Museum on Victoria Road in Winchester, Hampshire. The book marker is designed in the...
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21.08.2021
Stone Lamp This well-crafted lamp, dating from the medieval period, was unearthed during excavations carried out in the 1970s at the archaeological section of the Winchester Museum on Victoria Road in Winchester, Hampshire. The lamp is made from fine-grained limestone quarried at Caen in...
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20.08.2021
Gilded copper-alloy pin This ornate pin, likely from the early 17th century during the post-medieval period, was unearthed during excavations carried out by the archaeology department of the Winchester Museum Service at St. Bartholomew's School on Saxon Road in Winchester, Hampshire, in 1983. The pin...
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19.08.2021
Papal bulla of Pope Alexander VI The lead seal, or bulla, discovered at the Hyde Abbey site in Winchester, Hampshire, dates back to the Middle Ages, specifically during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI, who reigned from 1492 to 1503. A bulla was typically attached to certain types of letters of patent or charters known...
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