Ship’s figurehead, made of oak. Discovered at Schelde river near Dendermonde, Belgium, & dated in 4th – 5th c. CE. [Possibly Roman or Germanic]. Housed in the British museum, nr. 1938,0202.1 [1547 x 3071]
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Ship’s figurehead, made of oak. Discovered at Schelde river near Dendermonde, Belgium, & dated in 4th – 5th c. CE. [Possibly Roman or Germanic]. Housed in the British museum, nr. 1938,0202.1 [1547 x 3071]
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“4th-6th century, late provincial Roman or Germanic; Carbon 14 analysis at British Museum Research Laboratory (BM 476) yielded result of 1550 +/ 105 BP (Barker et al. 1971 below), recalibrated as AD 400-615 at one standard deviation, but piece continues to be widely published as of Viking Age date.” from museum’s site in [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1938-0202-1](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1938-0202-1)
photo by Dan Diffendale in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/53661772061/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/53661772061/)