birka ear spoon grave 523 silvered Kleding en accessoires Agreements based on oath-bound reciprocity

Agreements based on oath-bound reciprocity played a central role in Germanic society

they still protect the knees and give them enough freedom of movement

The exterior is polished so that it has a smooth

The dagger has an iron-colored pommel

The dagger has a blade of spring steel and is semi-sharp

birka ear spoon grave 523 silvered Kleding en accessoires Agreements based on oath-bound reciprocityThis decorated Viking ear spoon is based on an original from the 9th 10th century, found in grave 523 of the Viking town Birka. Ear spoons were essential cosmetic objects, and are regularly found in Vikinig women's graves. Often, it was carried alongside tweezers. This earspoon is decorated, as it was both a functional object as a jewel.