Model of a Viking Ship of about A.D.900, excavated from Gokstad
- Made:
- 1913; c. 900 CE
- maker:
- Barbara Mary Campbell and
- Science Museum, Workshops




Model, scale 1:24, of a Viking ship (c 900 AD) discovered in 1880 in Norway - the Gokstad ship - propelled by sail and oars, with deck sections removed to show construction, made in Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1913. With Viking figure by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London, England.
Cut-away, rigged model (made in Museum) of a Viking ship, c. 900. Scale 1:24. The model represents a conjectural reconstruction of the ship found at Gokstad, Norway in 1880.
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- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1913-198
- Materials:
- cotton (textile), rope, silk, steel (metal), wood (unidentified)
- type:
- sailing vessel
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- sailing vessel
- visual and verbal communication
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
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