Amulet

Description

Perforated bear's tooth amulet inscribed FUTHARK, derived from the first six letters of the runic alphabet, from Birsay, Orkney

Museum reference

X.HB 253

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Amulet

Materials

Bear tooth

Physical description

Bone, bear tooth; suspension hole; engraved futhark

Collection place(s)

Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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