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Viking stave chain with the replica of a needle box in Jelling Style after a historical model Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 28 cm.Productdetails...
Viking chain with needle box replica in Jelling Style.
The Viking chain that you can buy here is made true to detail after a Viking Age find and features a replica of a needle case in so-called Jelling Style.Chains are found in all kinds of forms in the burials of the Viking Age, especially in eastern Sweden and on Gotland as well as in the Baltic States, and were often used to attach so-called functional pendants such as needle boxes, keys or hygiene utensils.
The Viking chain has a small S-hook at one end, which is hooked into a brooch attached to the chest, from which the needle box then hangs down.
The Viking Age needle box measures 5.5 x 5 cm. The inner diameter of the tube is 7 mm.
The complete chain measures 28 cm including the hook and the needle box, which is long enough for the needle box to be at about waist height. The brooch chain is made of high-quality bronze and silver-plated. Alloy.
Needle boxes made of bronze are known from several sites from the Viking Age and have been found in Birka, Sweden, and on Gotland, among other places. Link to the original needle box...
The needle box was often tube-like and open on both sides. At that time, a piece of virgin wool inside the needle box provided the necessary hold for the precious needles and ensured that they did not slip out and were still easy to grasp.
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