Grimfrost reconstructed the comb for the Birka Museum's 2020 Exhibition where a number of graves were fully recreated
Period: 10th - 11th Century
it is cast it in fibre reinforced cast and painted to resemble ancient bronze by a Swedish artist
just like in the original
the Norse gods and undead horrors from across the globe
bracteate alu GYM TEES Grimfrost reconstructed the comb forA fantastic, large size reproduction of one the most famous bracteates. It depicts a figure on a horse, possibly Odin, and the magical runic inscription ALU. Handmade, made of Fibre reinforced cast and painted to resemble ancient bronze by a Swedish artist. It makes a great centrepiece on any wall, shelf, table or shrine. A bracteate is a flat, thin, single sided gold coin that was worn as jewelry, mainly among the Germanic tribes of the Migration