Jewelry with a pattern of a cross

Jewelry from Kaupang
--- the first Viking town in Norway

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Oslo, Norway

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The original from early Viking age (8 - 900 AD) is cast in lead and found in the viking town of Kaupang near Larvik, in south Norway. It is a model for making moulds in clay, probably for a casting mount or jewelry. The pattern is made up of four crosses put together in four different directions.

The find confirms that the production of jewelry was taking place in Kaupang.

Copies are made as brooch and pendant in silver and bronze. The original is slightly damaged, a tiny fraction is missing on one side, this is shown on the copy (otherwise it would not have been a replica!).