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Multicultural York: The Vikings
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On the left is a shaped and smoothed striped stone in brown, beige and black. A hole has been drilled in one end and holds a metal hoop. Top right are pieces of amber, ranging from dark yellow to dark orange. Bottom right is a shard of a bowl. it is black in colour and has a metal loop in it. Add to board
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Amber, Whetstones and Pottery Imported to Jorvik

From left, these Viking artefacts include a striped stone used as a whetstone from Norway; amber from the Baltic; and a soapstone bowl from Shetland.

 

Image: © York Archaeological Trust