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Copper-alloy Cauldrons & Pans

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Copper-alloy Cauldrons & Pans
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Copper-alloy Cauldrons & Pans

There are four ways that copper-alloy vessels were made: by casting, raising, dishing or riveting. [ARWIDSSON 1984] Petersen argues that many of the copper-alloy vessels from Norway were insular because they contained a large percentage of tin, an alloy not found in Norwegian copper-alloy [PETERSEN 1940]:p.8.
The subject is discussed by Speed, Greg & Walton Rogers in their paprer on the Adwick-le-Street grave [SPEED, GREG & WALTON ROGERS 2004]:p.80. Here they site two more differing views; David Wilson writing in 1973 thinks that the Scandinavian metal workers would have been capable of producing Copper-alloy vessels; and Gustaf Trotzig writing in 1991 regarding metal vessels from Gotland agrees with Petersen's opinion that these were imports.

The following catalogue is by no means complete and will be added to over time.

England

England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street

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Scotland

Scotland, Orkney: Westness, Rousay

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Current Location- Museum of Scotland X.IL 731




Scotland, Islay: Ballinaby

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Current Location- Museum of Scotland X.IL 731




Ireland

Northern Ireland : Rathlin Island

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Type- Grave Find
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Northern Ireland : Ballyholme

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Type- Grave Find (Female)
Find Date- 1841
Construction- "had a fine piece of chain attached [and] a quantity of wool inside it"
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France

France, : L'Ile de Groix (Y)

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Type- Boat Burial (Male)
Find Date-
Construction- Bronze bowl, with slightly convex bottom, the side outwards sloping, and projecting rim. Close to the bottom a crack has been repaired by a small bit of bronze fastened with a rivet. The bowl is 27cms. wide, 8—9cms. high. A similar bowl has been found in a grave at Glappestad, Norway (B4844). (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940)
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France, : L'Ile de Groix (Z)

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Denmark

Denmark, Jyland: Bjerringhoj

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Denmark, : Hedeby Grave kgr1

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Denmark, : Hedeby Grave kgr5

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Denmark, : Hedeby Grave 497

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Norway

Norway, Gokstad

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Current Location-  C10416
Type- Boat Burial
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Construction- Riveted
Dimensions- Dia:75cm H:50cm (Petersen 1951:p.528)
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Norway, Buskerud: Sønsteby, Heggen

Copper - Norway, Sønsteby (Petersen 1951).jpg
Current Location-  C20634
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Norway, Østfold: Østby (no.1)

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Current Location-  C802



Norway, Østfold: Haugen (no.2)

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Current Location-  C4195 & C4197



Norway, Akershus: Holstad Parish (no.3)

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Current Location-  C957
Type- Grave Find (Male) C9th
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Construction- Copper-alloy cauldron with 3 attached escutcheons. Top rim is rolled and reinforced by an iron rod. Base is indented
Dimensions- Dia-top:40cm Dia-bottom:14.5cm
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Norway, Akershus: Skisjordet, Nordby parish (no.4)

Copper - Norway, Skisjordet (Petersen 1940).jpg
Current Location-  C1023



Norway, Hedmark: Blyetad, Vang parish (no.5)

Copper - Norway, Blyetad (Petersen 1940).jpg
Current Location-  C5283


Norway, Hedmark: Flakstad parish (no.6)

Current Location-  C21671f
Type- Grave Find (Female) C10th
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Dimensions- Dia:14-16cm
Comments- Found with a bronze ladle (C21671e) and a shield amulet (C21671d)
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Norway, Vest-Agder: Skomrak (no.14)

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Current Location-  C5784



Norway, Hordaland: Fana kirke B322 (no.27)

Copper - Norway, Fana kirke B322 1 (Universtetsmuseene).jpg
Current Location-  B322
Type- Grave Find (Female)
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Dimensions- Dia:38cm
Comments- Found with a small copper-alloy bowl (B323)
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Norway, Hordaland: Fana kirke B323 (no.27)

Copper - Norway, Fana kirke B323 2 (Universtetsmuseene).jpg
Current Location-  B323
Type- Grave Find (Female)
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Dimensions- Dia:21cm
Comments- Found with a copper-alloy cauldron (B322)
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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Hopperstad (no.33)

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Current Location-  B328



Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Vangen (no.34)

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Current Location-  B670


Norway: Micklebostad (no.38)

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Current Location-  C2978



Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Gloppen (no.39)

Copper - Norway, Gloppen 1 (Universtetsmuseene).jpg
Current Location-  B4844 i
Type- Grave Find (Male)
Find Date-
Construction-
Dimensions- Dia:27cm H:9.5cm
Comments- Found with a Skillett, sword (B4844)
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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Mykleboslad, Eid parish (no.41)

Copper - Norway, Mykleboslad 2 (Universtetsmuseene).jpg
Current Location-  B5807 xx


Norway, Møre og Romsdal: Ukjent (no.42)

Copper - Norway, More 1 (Universtetsmuseene).jpg
Current Location-  B327


Norway, Møre og Romsdal: Villa Farm

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Current Location-  1894,1105.1
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Find Date- 1894
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Dimensions- Dia:30.3cm
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Norway, Nord-Trøndelag: Alstadhaug (no.51)

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Current Location-  T12745



Sweden

Sweden, : Mastermyr 23/24

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Type- Hoard
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Dimensions- Dia:49cm H:20.5cm
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Sweden, : Mastermyr 19/20

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Type- Hoard
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Dimensions- Dia:26cm H:13.8cm
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Sweden, : Birka Bj.474

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Sweden, : Birka Bj.644

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Sweden, : Birka Bj.791

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References

Arwidsson, Greta and Berg, Gösta (1983) The Mästermyr Find. A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland. [ARWIDSSON 1983] *
Arwidsson, Greta (ed.) (1984) Birka II:1 Systematische Analysen der Graberfunde. [Systematic Analysis of the Graves Findings] Birka, Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: II:1 [ARWIDSSON 1984] ^ *
Council of Europe (2003) World of the Vikings. CD-ROM. Alive Learning Ltd. [WOV 2003] *
Graham-Campbell, James (ed.) (1980) Viking Artefacts, A Select Catalogue. British Museum Publications [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980] *
Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 [PETERSEN 1940] ^ *
Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. [PETERSEN 1951] *
Roesdahl, Else, and Wilson, David M. (eds.) (1992) From Viking to Crusader, The Scandinavians and Europe 800-1200. Nordic Council of Ministers. [ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992] *
Rygh, O. (1885) Norske Oldsager. [Norwegian Antiquities]. Christiana. [RYGH 1885] *
Schietzel, Kurt (2014) Spurensuche Haithabu [Searching for the Remains of Hedeby]. [SCHIETZEL 2014] *
Speed, Greg & Penelope Walton Rogers (2004) 'A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire'. pp. 51-90. (Available Online) Medieval Archaeology: Vol.48 [SPEED, GREG & WALTON ROGERS 2004] ^ *

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