Iconography and Costume from the Late Iron Age in Scandinavia

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  • Ulla Mannering

In this paper, new ways of interpreting and evaluating costume are introduced through the analysis of

iconographic sources, among others gold sheets from the Late Iron Age in Scandinavia. These sources

provide information about prehistoric attitudes towards body and dress.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDressing the Past : Ancient Textiles Series
EditorsMargarita Gleba, Cerine Munkholt, Marie-Louise Nosch
Number of pages9
Volume3
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherLeft Coast Press
Publication date2008
Pages59-67
ISBN (Print)978-1-84217-269-8
Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Research areas

  • Faculty of Humanities - archaeology, gold sheets, late iron age, dress iconography, costume

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