▁in ▁German ic ▁myth ology ▁associ ating ▁bo ars ▁with ▁the ▁de ities , ▁and ▁protection . ▁The ▁Roman ▁historian ▁T ac it us ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁A esti ▁wore ▁bo ar ▁symbols ▁in ▁battle ▁to ▁invoke ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁a ▁mother ▁god dess , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁ep ic ▁Be ow ulf , ▁the ▁poet ▁writes ▁that ▁bo ar ▁symbols ▁on ▁hel m ets ▁kept ▁watch ▁over ▁the ▁war riors ▁we aring ▁them . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁The ▁fragment ▁represents ▁a ▁bo ar ' s ▁head . ▁It ▁is ▁h ollow , ▁with ▁a ▁shell ▁made ▁of ▁silver , ▁parts ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁g ild ed , ▁and ▁has ▁gar net ▁eyes . ▁The ▁fragment ▁is ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁semi - natural istic ▁in ▁style . ▁The ▁head ▁is ▁el ong ated , ▁c apped ▁by ▁a ▁prominent ▁man e ▁div iding ▁the ▁sk ull , ▁and ▁termin ates ▁in ▁a ▁bl unt ▁sn out , ▁defined ▁by ▁three ▁gro oved ▁and ▁g ild ed ▁lines . ▁On ▁each ▁side ▁above ▁the ▁sn out ▁are ▁more ▁gro oved ▁and ▁g ild ed ▁lines ▁representing ▁the ▁mouth , ▁which ▁includes ▁pointed ▁t us ks . ▁The ▁bo ar ' s ▁two ▁small ▁eyes ▁are ▁formed ▁with ▁l ent oid ▁cab och on ▁gar net s , ▁set ▁in ▁be aded ▁gold ▁fil ig ree ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁col lar . ▁Two ▁g ild ed ▁e y eb rows , ▁cast ▁in ▁relief ,