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Faithful tarsoly bag fitting replica of the Viking era according to a find from Birka / Sweden. Bronze or real silver-plated. 3.5 x 3.5 cm. Productdetails...
Tarsoly bag fitting of the Viking Age.
This detailed replica of a so-called Tarsoly bag fitting is made after a Viking Age find from Birka, dating to the 9th - 10th century AD.Very similar bag fittings from the Viking Age are also known from other sites and can be traced back to Magyar models.
Link to the original bag fitting from Birka...
To close the bag, a leather loop was inserted through the opening in the middle of the lid, and the bag was then closed with a pulled-through strap.
The Viking bag fitting has the dimensions: 3.5 x 3.5 cm with a passage width of 1.5 cm, which corresponds to the original dimensions.
The Viking fitting is available in bronze or genuine silver-plated.
Fastening:
As it is documented from historical examples, the Tarsoly fitting has four pins of 8 mm length on the back.
These are best bent slightly at the tip with round-nosed pliers and then simply tapped flat with a hammer.
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