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The Visby Lenses
June 3rd, 2009 | 
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Visby Lens
Note: Scrapbook entries are basically cut and pasted information from around the web. Sources and links are given where available.
Photo: Visby lens displayed at the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. By mararie. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Licence.
Polished rock crystals set in silver have not been found anywhere in the Nordic regions except on Gotland. They turn up among hoards and grave goods from the transition period between the Viking Age and the Medieval Period and they also appear during this period out in Europe.
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