Archaeologists excavating the medieval town of Oslo in Norway have unearthed a finely carved figurine of a king or a queen with a falcon perched on his/her arm. The figurine is 7.5 cm long and made of organic material, either bone or antler. The artifact, probably a knife handle, is decorated on both sides and has a flat oval cross section. “There is no doubt that the figure wears a crown,” said Dr. Kjartan Hauglid, an art historian at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. “The date of the object, however, coincides with the reign of Håkon Håkonsson, king of Norway in the period 1217-1263.

Source: Ethiopian News January 03, 2022 20:45 UTC