Description
Replica. Viking Tortoise Brooches. Typ P-37 / R-647
Dating of: IX-X th
Place of discovery:
1. Sweden: Birka (grave 214, 539, 599, 556) Tibble parish, Upland
2. Norway: Trondelag, Skadberg, Ringebu, Meloy, Hedrum, Vestfold, Nord-fron, Oppland
3. Denmark: Hadeby
4. England: Adwick-le-Street, Sauth Yorkshire
5. Ireland: Kilmainham, Dablin
Dimensions: 10 cm x 6 cm
Material: bronze
(The possibility of silvering, gilding bronze)