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

and making me hungry

handle measures 1 3/4" across at ferrule

There are two small chips in the glaze on the base’s interior rim

It was executed in what appears primarily to be graphite

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