The Trundholm sun chariot is a
Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark. It is a representation of the
sun chariot, consisting of a
bronze statue of a horse and a large bronze disk, which are placed on a device with spoked wheels. The sculpture was discovered with no accompanying objects in 1902 in a
peat bog on the moor of Trundholm, on the peninsula of
Odsherred in the northwestern part of
Zealand. The artifact is now in the collection of the
National Museum of Denmark in
Copenhagen.Sculpture credit: unknown; photographed by the
National Museum of Denmark
The Trundholm sun chariot is a
Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark. It is a representation of the
sun chariot, consisting of a
bronze statue of a horse and a large bronze disk, which are placed on a device with spoked wheels. The sculpture was discovered with no accompanying objects in 1902 in a
peat bog on the moor of Trundholm, on the peninsula of
Odsherred in the northwestern part of
Zealand. The artifact is now in the collection of the
National Museum of Denmark in
Copenhagen.Sculpture credit: unknown; photographed by the
National Museum of Denmark