Sujet

Petroglyph with whorl in the center.

Légende

Petroglyph with a large whorl in the center. It depicts the sun circling in the sky. Below, two horses face to face. 400-550 AD. The whirlwheel is the most common motif on the oldest picture stones. Iron Age. Havor, Hablingbo, Gotland Island. The Swedish History Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.

Date

2015

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG21A15_419

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,5Mo (1,4Mo) / 21,5cm x 40,2cm / 2539 x 4748 (300dpi)

Mots clés

5th century 6th century Europe Gotland Hablingbo Havor Historic Museum Iron Age Nordic Scandinavia Scandinavian Stockholm Sweden Swedish Swedish History Museum animal art astrology circular pattern civilization decoration european history horses motif movement object ornament petroglyph religion spiral stone sun technical drawing