Carved wooden serpent head from 9th-century Oseberg ship

Title: Carved wooden serpent head from 9th-century Oseberg ship
Submitted by: Snoadwiis
Description: Original serpent head of the Oseberg Ship.

Built around the year 820. Used as a burial ship in 834. Excavated by archaeologists in 1904.
21.5 meters long and 5 meters wide.
It has 15 oar holes on each side, fully manned with 30 rowers.
The world's best-preserved Viking ship, today consisting of about 90 percent original wood. The rest has been replaced with newer wood.
Identifier: NM-00823
Contributor: Historical Museum in Oslo; Historical Museum in Oslo See all items with this value
Date: 0820 – 0834; 2026-09-11
Temporal Coverage: Viking Age (0750–1100)
Place of Origin: Oseberg Farm, Norway
Current Location: Frederiks gate 2, 0164 Oslo, Norway; 59.9167934, 10.7355229
Format: Wood
Type: Ship See all items with this value; Artefact & Replica See all items with this value; Artefact & Artwork See all items with this value
Subject: Oseberg Ship; Serpent
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0