Viking shield with carved Owl figure

This shield features an owl relief carved in hardwood, attached to the center of the plywood base, with ornamental relief carved along the rim.

The shield base is made out of 15mm thick birch plywood, and finished with wood staining and varnishing with linen seed oil and acrylic transparent coating. The owl composition was carved separately on a 50 mm thick hardwood piece, and attached to the base.