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Tortoise Brooches, Birka

Tortoise Brooches, Birka

A pair of detailed and precise bronze reproductions of Viking tortoise brooches found in Birka, Sweden. Tortoise brooches (dress brooches) are worn in pairs on the front of a Viking woman's dress. It was customary to suspend a string of beads and charms between them.

The brooches are sold in pairs.
  • Size: 8,4 x 6 cm (3.3" x 2.3")
  • Material: Bronze
Norse women wore pairs of oval brooches to fasten the shoulder straps of a tunic worn over other garments. Beads of amber, wood or glass may have hung between these brooches or a chain with useful items such as a comb or keys. Nearly all finds of dress brooches are crafted from bronze.
$57.00

Original: $190.01

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Tortoise Brooches, Birka

$190.01

$57.00

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A pair of detailed and precise bronze reproductions of Viking tortoise brooches found in Birka, Sweden. Tortoise brooches (dress brooches) are worn in pairs on the front of a Viking woman's dress. It was customary to suspend a string of beads and charms between them.

The brooches are sold in pairs.
  • Size: 8,4 x 6 cm (3.3" x 2.3")
  • Material: Bronze
Norse women wore pairs of oval brooches to fasten the shoulder straps of a tunic worn over other garments. Beads of amber, wood or glass may have hung between these brooches or a chain with useful items such as a comb or keys. Nearly all finds of dress brooches are crafted from bronze.