Curious Painted Relief Carved Viking birch bark box and making me hungry

and making me hungry

Made of wood

It was executed in what appears primarily to be graphite

Like the slightly smaller

handle measures 1 3/4" across at ferrule

Curious Painted Relief Carved Viking birch bark box and making me hungryI have no idea the story with this guy, but I really like him. He looks like a Viking to me, or at least some sort of Medieval warrior, pretty crudely carved and painted gold, with a blue painted ground, as if emerging from a long journey at sea! He's definitely got some age, as there is a fair amount of wear to the gold paint, which adds to the feeling that he's seen some battle! 6 5 8" x 3 1 2" x 3 8". There are two holes midway down either side