EditorialPrehistory. Art. Metal Age. Lurs. The lur horns are the distinctively Nordic wind instruments. Used to create an atmospheric background of sound for Bronze Age rituals. All the lurs were found in bogs and are from the period 1200-700 BC. Museum of Denm...
EditorialPrehistory. Bronze Age. Rock carving from Jaegersborg Dyrehave north of Copenhagen, 1100-700 BC. On A sun image is depicted on a stand on a ship. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhaguen.
EditorialPrehistory. Iron Age. Scandinavia. Treasure of Vittene. It probably dates from the end of the 2nd century. From Vatergotland. Swedish History Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.
EditorialIron helmet with bronze fittings. Province of Uppland, Vendel. 550-800 AD. Swedish prehistory. Vendel Period (550-790). Swedish History Museum. Stockholm.
Editorialrings with connecting piece of tape around the mouth of the horse. Or horse bit with 2 rings, bit, metal, iron, length: 23.1 cm, prehistory -600.
Editorialsmall bronze coin, on one side a four-armed sun-ray, on the other side a horse, coin, metal, prehistory 100-0 BC, the Netherlands, Gelderland, Maasdriel, Rossum, Waal.
Editorialbronze tube ax, round cross section. On both sides two curved lines as decoration. Cut severely damaged. Blue-green patin, ax, metal, bronze, 9,7 x 4,7 cm, prehistory -1200.
Editorialflint chisel, gray, cutting edge polished, further rough rough, cutting edge is the largest width, the chisel extends more or less at a point to the rear. Belongs to the cup culture, ax, stone, flint, length: 8,7 cm, prehistory -4000.
EditorialPrehistory. Stone Age. Figurines of humans are known and these are mostly stylized depictions, such as a shaft-hole axe from Kiuruvesi. The National Museum of Finland. Helsinki.