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18th February 2012, 04:25 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Nov 2004
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What an enduring motif ....
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20th February 2012, 06:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Chania Crete Greece
Posts: 511
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Well, i doubt that this specific dragon-head is a viking era item.
It is so much identical with 18th-19th century Ottoman dragons, that i think is a mislabelled item. Do we have another example of an accurately dated viking age dragon for comparison? |
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20th February 2012, 11:59 AM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
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Interesting input, Eftihis, thank you.
So let's start comparing. Here is a carved dragon and a dragon ornament, both from the Oseberg ship, plus a less finely preserved sample from another Viking ship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseberg_ship http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=h...ed=0CFgQrQMwBg Best, Michael |
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