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Вильгельм Тойдт. Германские святилища

Бонус: германские боги



Figures of deities from Braak,
district of Ostholstein
(Schleswig-Holstein)
I R O N A G E

In contrast to the sphere of the Mediterranean, statues made of stone remained
an exception in the areas north of the Alps. Yet, heroes and deities
were nonetheless portrayed. Figures of divinities, made of wood were erected
in sacred precincts; they were likely clothed with beautiful robes and crowned
with wreaths of plants.
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The two figures from Braak are made of trunk stems of the oak. The male figure
still measures 2.75 m in height, the female 2.3 m. The head were carved with
care; the female wears her hair in a knot atop her head. The sexual features of
both are also carved distinctly. The wood used to make the statues was felled
in the early 4th century BC



Бонус 2

Колеса. Произведение сумрачного технического гения.
Bronze wheels from Stade

(Niedersachsen)

B R O N Z E A G E

The four bronze wheels were found in 1919; they lay 40–60-cm deep in heath

sand. The wheels are 58 cm in diameter; the naves are 36 cm long. Each

wheel weighs almost 12 kg. Remains of oak wood were found in the felloes,

presumably the rest of the original wooden running surface of the wheels.

The wheels are a technical masterpiece of their time: