Curious Painted Relief Carved Viking tree stump vase with no quills missing just

with no quills missing just a couple broken tips

but none I think as fine as this one

I would think

and I have not been able to find another of its kind

Curious Painted Relief Carved Viking tree stump vase with no quills missing justI 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