XIIII Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) I figured it was plugged and used as a wall ornament or some other decorative purpose. Edited September 17, 2012 by XIIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I figured it was plugged and used as a wall ornament or some other decorative purpose. Might very well have been so, but these masks were highly decorative as they were - I cannot really see the need to plug the eyes before hanging the thing on a wall. Then again, it is very difficult to poke around in the heads of people so long lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIIII Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I figured it was plugged and used as a wall ornament or some other decorative purpose. Might very well have been so, but these masks were highly decorative as they were - I cannot really see the need to plug the eyes before hanging the thing on a wall. Then again, it is very difficult to poke around in the heads of people so long lost. Owner may have found the lack of eyes a tad creepy? We'll never know! Awesome piece, though, lucky it survived at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlabanke Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Professor Neil Price of the University of Aberdeen suggests the mask might (with emphasis on 'might') has to to with an early worship of Odin, which often is pictured and described with one eye. A piece on swedish radion: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=412&artikel=4759379 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Well, that would be a quite bold theory considering that the area around the left eye of the mask is completely gone, but it is certainly interesting. I hope that some additional information will be published soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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