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Aska Head Pendant

Head Pendant. Aska, Östergötland, Sweden. Historiska Museet, Stockholm, 106604. Photo: Ola Myrin, Historiska Museet (CC BY).

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106604

Findspot: Aska, Östergötland, Sweden.

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Pendant of silver in the shape of a man’s face with a loop on the crown of the head and a bird-shaped helmet.

The bird’s head and beak rest at the bridge of the nose, its wings outstretched, and its claws gripping the sides of the head near the ears.

The motif may be interpreted as a man wearing a helmet, with the flat nose forming a nose guard and the bird’s wings and claws representing other decorative helmet details.