Model: Gokstad Viking Ship
1913.09.0008A
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Model: Gokstad Viking Ship (1913.09.0008A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Ernst Schmidt, maker of reproductions of arms and armor. This item was purchased from Ernst Schmidt and can thus be assumed to be a reproduction. |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Medieval, 3rd – 10th century CE original |
| Culture | Norse, Viking |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Europe exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 66.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Depth) | 44.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Height) | 36.5 cm |
| Weight | 938 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Plant--Wood, Metal, Plaster, Pigment, Textile |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Painting, Piercing, Cast |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | "VIKING SHIP MODEL: The Norwegian original was built entirely of oak, weighed over twenty tons, and could carry a sizable contingent of men and horses. With fleets of these ships, the Vikings conducted piratical raids, territorial conquests, and colonizing ventures." -John Buckler and John McKay, A History of Western Society, (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979), 239. The length of the ship is 79 feet four inches, the beam is 16 1/2 feet and the depth amidships is six feet. The gunwale is above water two feet eleven inches amidships, but six feet six inches at bow and stern. -Unknown, n.d. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Anonymous student paper, "Ship Models," on file Buckler, John, and John McKay. A History of Western Society. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. Hammer, S. C. & Nyhuus, Haakon. "The Viking Ship Found at Oseberg (729-733)," Century Magazine, LXX. on file. Landstrom, Bjorn. The Ship, an Illustrated History. 1961. Oxenstierna, Eric. "The Vikings," Scientific American Magazine (1967): 67-78. on file. Unger, Richard W. The Archaeology of Boats: Ships of the Vikings. 1982, pp. 20-27. inc. on file. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
| Reproduction | Yes |
| Reproduction Information | Purchased from and made by Ernst Schmidt, Munich Germany in 1913. Based on a model (in Munich) of the Gokstad ship. The original Gokstad ship is located in The University Museum, Oslo, Norway. The original was excavated in 1880. |