Sigtuna

§A Diarfr got from a man from Samland / Semgallen these scales in(?) ...[l]and. And Vermundr coloured these runes.
§B The bird tore apart the pale thief: (One) found (ie observed) the increase (ie from eating) in the corpse-cuckoo (raven).

U Fv1912;8
This scale box was found in Sigtuna in 1911 in a burial on Mälaren lakeside. Inside there were formless pieces of metal and remains of burnt cloth. The box with its contents weighted about 2kg. I got this photo from my friend Ogneslav. Thanks !
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