Mar 17
Miniature Viking 'Hogback' Grave Marker, Museum of Liverpool
This is a replica of the smallest known Viking hogback stone, dating to the 10th century CE. The decorated stone was probably used as a grave marker. At each end of the stone is a beast with an open jaw revealing its tongue and a single tooth. A paw extends towards the opposite beast with twisted line decoration above and below.
Hogbacks are usually found in churchyards which suggests they were made for Christian Vikings. The hogback was discovered close to St. Oswald's Church, Bidston in 1994.
