Viking Horse Brooch - right

Viking Age horse brooch from Birka - right model.

Here you can buy a replica of a Viking Age horse brooch from an excavation in the Viking city of Birka.

The original horse brooch was found as a pair together with a mirrored brooch and other Viking Age grave goods in the grave Bj 854 and is an exceptional find.

The two horse brooches were found on the left and right below the shoulders instead of the usual Viking oval brooches, where they obviously had the same function, namely to hold the Viking woman's dress.

Link to the original horse brooches…

You can buy the horse brooch in high-quality bronze or genuine silver-plated.
Alternatively, you can also order it in 925 sterling silver (please note delivery time).
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Instead of garnets, the eye of the horse is inlaid with red glass enamel.

There is a sturdy pin on the back of the horse brooch, which is also suitable for strong fabrics.

The dimensions are 5.4 x 3.2 cm

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The two Viking age horse brooches were found in the 1870s by the archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe in the grave Bj 854 in Birka (Adelsö, Upland, Sweden) and were made of partially gilded silver with eyes made of inlaid garnets.

The horse brooches were most likely made in Scandinavia and were buried in a 10th century Viking tomb, although the horses themselves probably date from the 6th or 7th century.

The style and design suggest that the horses were originally made as fittings, but were later fitted with a pin device and worn as brooches. They may have been in the possession of the family for several generations.