Balkåkra drum
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The Balkåkra drum ( Balkåkragongen in Swedish ) is a prehistoric find that was made in a swamp in Balkåkra north of Svarte in Skåne in Sweden in 1847 .
The discovery consists of a round plate-shaped disc with zigzag patterns and a round, high frame made of 10 parts riveted together, which has 30 round openings and 10 so-called wheel crosses in connected form . The parts of the find were interpreted to mean that the pane was on the frame.
A similar object was found in 1913 near Hasfalva, ( German Haschendorf), near Sopron (German Ödenburg), in northern Hungary (Hungarian: Hasfalvi kultikus bronzkorong ). They are the only ones in the world, but a similar object comes from Vulci in Etruria . The technique shows that they may have been cast in the same workshop or even by the same craftsman. Both objects are from the older Bronze Age around 1500 BC. Has been dated.
The interpretation of the objects remains unclear. Altar , gong , throne or drum were discussed . The Balkåkra drum is exhibited at the Museum of History in Stockholm .
literature
- Anita Knape, Hans-Åke Nordström: The cult object of Balkåkra (= The Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm. Monographs. Vol. 3). Statens historiska museum, Stockholm 1994, ISBN 91-7192-927-4 .