Viking art
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Viking art, also known commonly as Norse art, is a term widely accepted for the art of Scandinavian Norsemen and Viking settlements further afield—particularly in the British Isles and Iceland—during the Viking Age of the 8th-11th centuries. Viking art has many design elements in common with Celtic, Germanic, the later Romanesque and Eastern European art, sharing many influences with each of these traditions.
Gold jewellery from the 10th century Hiddensee treasure, mixing Norse pagan and Christian symbols.
Pair of "tortoise brooches," which were worn by married Viking women
Decorated plaque in whale bone, 8th–late 9th century, 22×18.3×0.8 cm (8.7×7.2×0.3 in)
Wood carving at Urnes Stave Church in Norway—a rare survival.
Oseberg Ship
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The Oseberg ship is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway. This ship is commonly acknowledged to be among the finest artifacts to have survived from the Viking Age. The ship and some of its contents are displayed at the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy on the western side of Oslo, Norway.
The Oseberg ship (Viking Ship Museum, Norway)
Detail from the Oseberg ship
View from the front.
The so-called "Buddha bucket" (Buddha-bøtte), a brass and cloisonné enamel ornament of a bucket (pail) handle in the shape of a figure sitting with crossed legs.