A cup

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Brown, wrinkled, lumpy and the size of a lemon this is one of several objects discovered in the excavation of the https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/research/gjellestad-ship/gokstad-ship/ . Unlike other wooden artefacts, this little cup did not preserve well. It’s twisted hollow form is a reminder of just how difficult conservation of these objects can be.

The burial mound was excavated in the 1880s but someone else had been there long ago to take any jewellery or weapons. The archaeologists did find kitchen things, the remains of 64 shields, six beds, one tent and a sledge as well as 12 horses, eight dogs, two goshawks and even two peacocks.

Chronology: Viking Age c900AD
Location: Gokstad, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway Object Type: Cup Material: Allum treated wood Museum ID: C10413 Technology: Photogrammetry by Aleksandra Sztal

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