Den brinnande katten

Jonathan Lindström

Jonathan Lindström

11 jun 2021

KATTEN I BRÄNSTEN är bara tre centimeter lång. Den är hittad i den vikingatida staden Birka och kan ha varit en prydnadsfigur eller spelpjäs. Katten är vackert brandgul, men det mest gripande och historiskt betydelsefulla kattfyndet från vår forntid finns mer försynt avbildat i en bok från år 1955 om utgrävningarna i Vallhagar på Gotland. […]

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