Pendant

Silver pendant in the form of a male face with a loop on the head. The bird above is biting into the root of the nose with its beak, wings outspread. The birds’ claws are gripping the head by the ears. The composition may be interpreted as the man wearing a helmet, where the flat nose is a nose guard, and the wings and claws of the bird are other details on the helmet. Grave find, Aska, Hagebyhöga Parish, Östergötland.

Image rights: Ola Myrin, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0)

Object number: 106604_HST

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