ancient geometry

Vikingskipshuset, Oslo

 

This is the prow of the Oseberg ship, which was built in around 815-820 A.D. It is 22 metres long and 5 metres wide. The ship had been used as a sailing vessel by the Vikings for many years before it was put to use as a burial ship for a prominent woman who died in 834.

 

more info here:

www.khm.uio.no/english/collections/Viking_ships/oseberg.s...

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