Silver brooch of cross with faces on the tips
European Museums, Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
A cross on a brooch ARAB SILVER OTTO FINDS TREASURE
Over
1,000 Viking Age silver hoards have been found in Sweden. One of the
largest, weighing more than six kilos, is from Sigsarve, Gotland island.
The hoard contains means of payment in the form of jewellery either
whole or hacked to pieces, and 1,382 coins, the majority being Islamic.
Several other silver boards can be seen in the Museum's Gold Room.
In
the mid-10th century a wealthy family in Sodermanland province buried
silver riches under a stone at Varby. Perhaps it was a sacrifice to the
gods,
or else hidden for an indefinite future. In 1871 it was found
by the boy Otto Ludvig Jonsson when out gathering firewood. It consists
of jewellery, beads and belt fittings. Several of the objects are of
eastern import
Supplementary images:
A cross on a brooch
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