saxon bow fibula kent Vikingkralen en baardkralen people used Arsenic for making

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The pommel and blade have a steel colour

This 13th century drinking horn decoration is excavated in the region of Dumfries

Iron Oxides CI 77491

10 to 20% of all pottery utilised in London consisted of greenware

saxon bow fibula kent Vikingkralen en baardkralen people used Arsenic for makingThis early medieval bow fibula is a replica of a 6th century original found in Kent, England. Similar enameled bow fibulae were worn by all Germanic tribes, such as the Merovingians, Franks, Langobards and Friesians. The original of this fibula was likely made in South Germany and arrived in South England via trade. The original is currently part of the collection of the British Museum in London.