General rights Unless other specific re-use rights are stated the following general rights apply:... more General rights Unless other specific re-use rights are stated the following general rights apply: Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal
Figures, foils and faces – fragments of a pictorial world Anthropomorphic images from the Vendel ... more Figures, foils and faces – fragments of a pictorial world Anthropomorphic images from the Vendel Period and Viking Age found at Uppåkra This contribution presents the Vendel Period and Viking Age objects carrying human images from Uppåkra. Each object group is described and analysed in terms of typology, chronology, and iconography. On the basis of the results, continuities and discontinuities in the use of images at Uppåkra are discussed. Michaela Helmbrecht, Landsberger Str. 217, D –80687 München, Germany, michaela.helmbrecht@web.de
General rights Unless other specific re-use rights are stated the following general rights apply:... more General rights Unless other specific re-use rights are stated the following general rights apply: Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal
Figures, foils and faces – fragments of a pictorial world Anthropomorphic images from the Vendel ... more Figures, foils and faces – fragments of a pictorial world Anthropomorphic images from the Vendel Period and Viking Age found at Uppåkra This contribution presents the Vendel Period and Viking Age objects carrying human images from Uppåkra. Each object group is described and analysed in terms of typology, chronology, and iconography. On the basis of the results, continuities and discontinuities in the use of images at Uppåkra are discussed. Michaela Helmbrecht, Landsberger Str. 217, D –80687 München, Germany, michaela.helmbrecht@web.de
A group of distinctive Viking Age silver rings have long attracted scholarly disputes. Where were... more A group of distinctive Viking Age silver rings have long attracted scholarly disputes. Where were they made and how were they used? So far the perspectives have been limited to either the eastern or the western material, which has hampered the interpretations. This book deals with rings from present Russia, the Baltic Lands and Scandinavia. They show close contacts between east and west although they were made in various regions. Their connection to ancient weight systems is crucial for their interpretation.
The central place of Uppåkra in the 5thy - 6tc centuries is discussed going out from gold bractea... more The central place of Uppåkra in the 5thy - 6tc centuries is discussed going out from gold bracteates and other exquisite items.
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This book deals with rings from present Russia, the Baltic Lands and Scandinavia. They show close contacts between east and west although they were made in various regions. Their connection to ancient weight systems is crucial for their interpretation.