Oseberg animal head post, © Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway Five of thes
Oseberg animal head post, © Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway Five of these zoomorphic posts, all carved with different animal heads, were found in the Oseberg burial. They are fashioned out of maple wood and are of similar size. The posts contain slots for handles suggesting that they were originally carried and it is likely they had some sort of magical or religious significance. -- source link
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