Hede, Swedish Rock Art

Several petroglyphs are displayed in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.


Petroglyph with design highlighted in white. A shield being carried in connection with ritual dances aboard a ship. Petroglyph from the site of Hede in Bohuslan, western Sweden.



Petroglyph showing a cult axe being carried in a ceremony. Site of Simrislund in Scania, southern Sweden. Date of approximately 1400 BC.



Petroglyph (outlined with red pigment) of a cult axe being carried in a ceremony. From the site of Fossum in Bohuslan, western Sweden, Date of approximately 800 BC.



Petroglyph outlined in red pigment showing a priest with a horned helmet holding a miniature ship. From Oster Rod in Bohuslan, western Sweden. Dated to approximately 700 - 500 BC.



Petroglyph outlined in white pigment of a boat with a sun image. From the site of Backa in Bohuslan, western Sweden. Dated to approximately 1100 to 500 BC. Scale is 10 cm.


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