The Rällinge statuette is a seated figure in bronze, discovered in Södermanland, Sweden in 1904 and dated from the Viking Age around the 11th century.
Unlike the original, which measures 7 cm, this piece is a miniature made of bronze and stands about 3 cm tall.
The figure, who wears a conical headdress, clasps his pointed beard and has an erect penis, has often been assumed to be the god Freyr. This is due to an 11th-century description of a phallic Freyr statue in the Temple at Uppsala, but the identification is uncertain.
It has also been suggested that the figure is a gaming piece, a flute player, and the god Thor blowing his beard to create wind. If it is the image of a god, it could be a small, devotional statuette of a type mentioned in Old Norse sagas. The object is in the collection of the Swedish History Museum.
This reproduction is handmade of bronze, also available on silver plated bronze.
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