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B23 - Byzantine Ring

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	Catalogue ID	R13
	Item Name	Russo-Viking Knife loop
	Period	10th century
	Culture	Viking Rus - Medieval Russia
	Discovery Site	Birka
	Country	Uppland, Sweden
	Dating	900-1000 AD
	Reference
	H. Arbman, Birka I. KVHAA: Uppsala 1940, Stockholm 1943.
	Description
	Snake-shaped bronze suspension loop decorated with ring-dots. Three of these rings were attached to a knife sheath found in chamber grave 944 at Birka, which was also decorated with tinned sheet metal mounts. This type of long (~30 cm) single-edged fighting knife with a narrow blade was popular in Sweden and Russia in the tenth century. Dimensions Width 5.6 cm Material/s Bronze
	Quantity	Each
	Price (AUD)	AUD 20

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