Viking tweezers from Birka

Description of the Product

During the Viking Age, it was common to carry one or more toiletry pendants attached to a chain or leather strap. They could have been attached on the bowl brooch at belt level so they were at hand for use whenever needed. In addition to an ear spoon, nail cleaner, tweezers or an awl, a key or a needle box could also be attached in this way.

These specific tweezers are a replica of a find from the Viking town of Birka in Sweden. They date all way back to the 8th or 9th century.

Made of bronze.

Tweezers and ear spoons made of bronze have been used for personal hygiene since the Bronze Age. For Egyptians and Romans, these were even a part of the medical instruments, and they were also widely used by Germanic and Viking peoples as indispensable components of hygiene and beauty care.

• Viking Age tweezers
• Replica of the tweezers found from Birka, Sweden
• Made of bronze
• Size: 8 x 1.5 cm with ring. Without ring 7 cm.
• A fitting accessory for Viking reenactment and LARP