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Griffin Demon Tearing Branch from Tree
Cylinder seal and impression
Mesopotamia, Middle Assyrian period
(ca. twelfth/eleventh century B.C.)The Morgan Library
Silver hoard, found in Sweden. The 8th/9th century Arabic coins and Egyptian glass weight indicate intensive trade relations, ultimately with the Orient.
Source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5791699-vikingar-p-helg-och-birka
