birka viking ear spoon grave 660 Halloween such as the so-called vegetal

such as the so-called vegetal style

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During the Middle Ages

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birka viking ear spoon grave 660 Halloween such as the so-called vegetalThis decorated Viking ear spoon is based on a 9th10th century original found in grave 507 in the Viking town of Birka. Ear spoons were essential cosmetic tools and are found in great variety in the graves of Viking women. Often, they were carried together with tweezers. This ear spoon is decorated, as they served not only a cosmetic function but also acted as ornamental objects. The figure depicted on this ear spoon may represent a Valkyrie holding a