The Trundholm Sun Chariot is a Bronze Age artifact from Denmark, dating to approximately 1400 BCE. It is a bronze sculpture of a horse pulling a large bronze disk on a six-wheeled carriage. The disk is gilded with gold on one side. The artifact is believed to represent the sun being pulled across the sky, a concept found in the mythology of the Nordic Bronze Age.
Detail The Trundholm Sun Chariot is a Bronze Age artifact from Denmark, dating to approximately 1400 BCE. It is a bronze sculpture of a horse pulling a large bronze disk on a six-wheeled carriage. The disk is gilded with gold on one side. The artifact is believed to represent the sun being pulled across the sky, a concept found in the mythology of the Nordic Bronze Age.
The Trundholm Sun Chariot, Denmark, Nordic Bronze Age, c. 1400 BCE (bronze, gold sheeting)
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