Trundholm Sun Chariot
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The Trundholm Sun Chariot is a famous Nordic Bronze Age religious artifact depicting a horse-drawn sun disk, interpreted as a symbol of ancient solar worship and cosmology.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age artifact
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Nordic Bronze Age object ⓘ archaeological find ⓘ religious artifact ⓘ sun chariot ⓘ |
| artStyle | Nordic Bronze Age art ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType | sun deity ⓘ |
| catalogCode | National Museum of Denmark inventory number (specific code not provided) ⓘ |
| collection | National Museum of Denmark Bronze Age collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Nordic Bronze Age culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Museum of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decorativeTechnique |
gilding
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incised ornamentation ⓘ |
| depicts |
horse
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sun disk ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | farmer (name unknown) ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Trundholm Mose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Trundholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | peat digging ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | c. 1400 BCE ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Danish postage stamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cult object
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ritual object ⓘ votive offering ⓘ |
| hasPart |
axles
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bronze disk ⓘ bronze horse ⓘ wheels ⓘ |
| hasSide |
gilded side of disk
ⓘ
ungilded side of disk ⓘ |
| hasWheelCount | 6 ⓘ |
| influenced | modern reconstructions of Nordic Bronze Age religion ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturingTechnique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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gold ⓘ |
| orientation | horse facing left ⓘ |
| period | Nordic Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
cosmology
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solar worship ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic symbol of Danish prehistory
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key evidence for Bronze Age solar cults in Northern Europe ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic order
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cycle of day and night ⓘ movement of the sun across the sky ⓘ |
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