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Gaming piece
ÞJMS — Reykjavík Iceland Museum ID: 6/1863-7 Featured

Seated human-like figurine

Material
whale bone
Object Type
Gaming piece
Period
settlement period, viking age
Date
900 CE – 1000 CE
Museum
Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
Location
Reykjavík
Conservation
Fair

Statuette represents a human figure, probably a man, holding his beard. Hands are visible even though one of the arms was damaged. The face was carved geometrically as suggested by the flattened hair, the rectangular nose and mouth, and rounding eyes. The bottom presents a damaged stepped platform.

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Find Site Information

Region
North-east Iceland
Municipality
Þingeyjarsveit
Farm
Baldursheimur
Farm #
1
Find Category
gravfunn
Find Year
1860
Period
settlement period, viking age
Country
Iceland
Latitude
65.5200000
Longitude
-17.0566940
System
WGS84
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Zooarchaeological Data

Skeletal Element
Unknown
Preservation State
Fair

Material & Technology

Object Type
Gaming piece
Category
Iceland
Raw Material
whale bone
Manufacturing Stage
Tertiary
Height 3.9 cm
Diam. 2.9 cm
Manufacturing Stage Tertiary
Skeletal Element Unknown
Conservation Status Fair
Notes The statuette shares a similar concept and forms with the Bronze Statuette of Eyrarland, found close to Akureyri in 1816, and exhibited at Þjóðminjasafn. It was dated to the same period.
Seated human-like figurine
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