Kivik King’s Grave
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Kivik King’s Grave is a large, elaborately decorated Bronze Age burial monument in southern Sweden, renowned for its stone cist adorned with intricate rock carvings.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age burial monument
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archaeological site ⓘ cairn ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | elite individual ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals
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chariots ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ humans ⓘ ships ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | c. 1400–1100 BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalResearch |
excavated in the 18th century
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subject of multiple later excavations ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Nordic Bronze Age art ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
rock carvings
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stone cist ⓘ stone slabs ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 75 meters (cairn) ⓘ |
| hasEpoch | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
circular cairn structure
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elaborate decoration ⓘ intricate petroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial
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tomb ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kivik
NERFINISHED
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Skåne County NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Scania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Nordic Bronze Age iconography
ⓘ
one of the most famous Bronze Age graves in Sweden ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
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