Replica of a needle box from the Viking Age.
This remarkable replica of a needle box with decorative plate in the so-called Jelling style was modelled on a historical find from the Viking Age, which dates from the beginning to the middle of the 10th century.

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Needle boxes made of bronze with a decorative plate are known from several Viking Age sites and were particularly common in the Baltic region.

The Viking Age needle box measures 5.5 x 5 cm. The inner diameter of the tube is 7 mm.
Made of high-quality bronze and also available in real silver plated.

The box is open on both sides. It is best to use a piece of virgin wool inside the needle box - this provides the necessary hold for the needles and ensures that they do not slip out and are still easy to grip.

To ensure that the precious needles made of bone or metal did not get lost and were always at hand, women in the Viking Age often had a small needle box. Such needle boxes are often found in the grave goods of Viking graves as part of the costume.

These needle boxes could be made of bone or antler, but often they were also made of bronze. In the Viking Age, the needle boxes were usually worn on a ribbon or chain hanging from one of the two bowl fibulae.