A Winged Figure From Uppakra
(2012) In Fornvännen 107(3). p.171-178- Abstract
- During excavations at Uppakra in Scania, Sweden, an exceptional copper alloy mount in the shape of a winged human was found. The figure is unique not only in its exquisite craftsmanship, but also in its iconography. It is argued that the mount was made in the loth century AD and that it depicts Wayland the Smith.
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- author
- Helmbrecht, Michaela LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Fornvännen
- volume
- 107
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 171 - 178
- publisher
- Kungliga Vitterhets- historie- och antikvitetsakademien
- external identifiers
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- wos:000310865500003
- ISSN
- 1404-9430
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 002d6380-b9c8-41f3-a6a1-d96ff589f50e (old id 3256205)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 14:40:28
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 20:29:00
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title = {{A Winged Figure From Uppakra}},
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