Brooch mythical creature (S505-1)

700,00 kr.

Description

Item no.: 06-505-1
37 x 45 mm – From approximately 1100 AD.
Found location of similar brooch: Tröllaskógur, South Iceland.
Exhibited at the National Museum of Iceland.
Shows an animal surrounded by two snakes and presumably symbolizes the struggle between good and evil.
Vikings circa 800 – 1,100 AD.