Round Box Brooch 1000–1100 Viking Women on the Scandinavian island of Gotland wore box brooches to secure their shawls at the collarbone; the brooches doubled as a container to hold small objects. This example is decorated with tiny beasts, which inhabit the interlace patterns on the top and sides. Viking art generally eschews figural decoration in favor of lively patterns based on stylized Round Box Brooch 466090

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Size: 1999px × 1893px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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