Viking Ear Spoon / Ear Pick

Replica of a Viking ear spoon from Birka.

Here you can buy a detailed and decorative as well as practical replica of a Viking ear spoon, which was made after a find from Birka in Lake Mälaren in Sweden.

The Viking ear spoon from Birka is made of high-quality bronze, and you can also buy the Viking ear spoon in real silver plated The original dates back to the 10th century.

Link to original Viking ear spoons...

Ear spoons were the "Q-tip" of the ancients and an indispensable part of women's costumes in the Viking Age. Ear spoons were therefore found in many different forms everywhere in the settlement areas of the Vikings.

The ear spoon was attached to a long chain or a leather strap on the shell fibula of the woman's garment and hung down from there at belt level - ready for use at any time. Often a pair of tweezers and an awl were attached in this way at the same time.

The ear spoon measures 7.5 x 1.3 cm. Bronze or silver-plated.
A black leather cord of 1 m length is included.

Ear spoons and fine tweezers made of bronze have been used for personal hygiene since the Bronze Age. For Egyptians and Romans, these were even part of the medical instruments, and they were also widely used by Germanic and Viking peoples as indispensable components of hygiene and beauty care.