Birka Mug, Handmade

This Viking Age drinking vessel is based on a find under the city wall of Birka, the famous Viking settlement in Sweden. It comes with a wave pattern typical for the period. The vessel is wholly hand-made without a potter’s wheel, just as the original was made over 1000 years ago.

In order to make it more durable and easier to clean, it’s made from stoneware with a glazed inside. This allows it to be washed in a dish washer and it can also withstand a microwave oven.

• Holds approx. 3 dl (10 oz)
• Handmade stoneware
• Based on a historical find
• The glazing can be matt or glossy depending on the batch

Photo of original by Gabriel Hildebrand, Historiska museet/SHM.