Govan Warrior (Govan Old Parish Church Museum)3D Model
This early Medaeval carved fragment was found only on the 16th September this year (2023) at a community archaelogical excavation in Govan Old Parish Churchyard. The church is home to the Govan Stones museum, which contains one of the finest collections of early medieval and Viking-age sculpture in Europe. A collection of over 30 sculptures produced by the Viking-age Kingdom of Strathclyde, a lost kingdom of Old Welsh-speaking Britons who dominated the Clyde valley from the 5th - 11th centuries AD.
The carving shows a male figure from the side, with a shield over his shoulder and also a sword, or possibly a spear, hence the designation ‘warrior.’ Most of the head is missing but a pointed beard and his pigtailed hairdo can still be seen. The carving is reminiscent of Pictish Art (for instance the Rhynie Man) and of carvings from the Isle of Man and is quite different from the Viking-age carvings in the museum collection.
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