Book-clasp of gold/bronze from the viking age3D Model
Book-clasp of gold/bronze from the viking age
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More model informationBeautiful Irish gilt bronze book-clasp with a ring-shaped extension at one end. Chiselled ornaments, mostly ribbon braiding, but also with animal ornamentation, an animal in each field. A book-clasp is an interlocking metal fastening, holding together the covers of a book. This beautiful piece was accidentally found in the autumn of 1953 by some workers at Bø, Sokndal. It was found during the digging of land for an outbuilding a little north of a place where a large stone had stood.
Dated to: 800-1050 A.D. Found in: Bø (56/17), Sokndal, Rogaland - Norway 1953 Museums ID: S7965
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Jan 26th 2023
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