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Elegant Viking earrings in Borre style inspired by historical strap end from Gotland. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 6.5 x 1.5 cm.Productdetails...
Viking earrings in the shape of a strap end.
Here you can buy a pair of elegant Viking earrings modelled on a Viking strap end in the Borre style.The historical model for these Viking earrings is the find of a Viking strap end from the Swedish island of Gotland, which dates to the 11th century.
Viking strap ends of this type have been found in Scandinavia as well as in Russia.
The dimensions of the Viking earrings are 6.5 x 1.5 cm including the ear hook.
You can buy this Viking earring in Borre style in bronze and also in real silver-plated.
The Viking earrings are supplied as a pair.
The second of the great Viking styles is called Borrestil and takes its name from the famous burial find of Borre in Vestfold, Norway, which dates to the 9th-10th century.
The Borre style stands for the second phase of the Nordic gripping beast style and was particularly widespread in eastern Scandinavia, being characterized in particular by mirror-symmetrical motifs and interlace ornamentation.
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