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Whale-Bone Plaque

Viking Age, 900CE

Whale-Bone Plaque, Viking Age

Whale-Bone Plaque, zoomed in

22 cm

Whale-Bone Plaque scale comparison

18.3 cm

Whale-Bone Plaque is a Viking Ivory Sculpture created in 900CE. It lives at the The Walters Art Museum in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and. Source See Whale-Bone Plaque in the Kaleidoscope

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