Pair of gods from Braak

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Pair of gods von Braak in the Archaeological State Museum Gottorf

The so-called couple of gods von Braak were found in 1946 in the Aukamper Moor near Braak (Bosau) in the Ostholstein district in Schleswig-Holstein . The anthropomorphic wooden figures were created from the forks of oak branches . It is dated to the 5th century BC. BC, in the so-called pre-Roman Iron Age .

It is the largest representation of so-called forked branches or anthropomorphic wooden idols that has ever been found. The now armless couple, determined by the roughly stylized primary sexual characteristics (the Phallos is lost) and facial features, consists of a male deity, 2.8 meters high, and a female deity, which is 2.3 meters high having. The female figure has a long oval face with cut-out eyes and mouth. A topknot is indicated as a hairstyle on the head. The oval head of the male figure shows pronounced male features. The eyes and mouth are also indicated by simple incisions. The nose and forehead are much more pronounced compared to the woman, a hairstyle is not indicated here. For the female figure, a fork of a branch was chosen, the fork of which reflects a markedly broad pelvic region. Mortise holes in the shoulders of the figures indicate that arms were originally inserted.

The pair of gods was preserved and scientifically processed by Karl Schlabow . More recently, however, experts have expressed doubts about the appearance of the female figure. It is believed that the stylized breasts of the female figure were supplemented during the preservation and that Schlabow changed the figures from their original appearance.

The pair of gods is now in the Archaeological State Museum in Gottorf Castle in Schleswig .

See also

literature

  • Thorsten Capelle: Anthropomorphic wooden idols in Central and Northern Europe . In: Scripta minora Regiae Societatis Humaniorum Litterarum Lundensis 1995/96 . No. 1 . Almquist & Wiksell International, Stockholm 1995, ISBN 91-22-01705-4 .
  • Michael Müller-Wille: sacrificial cults of the Teutons and Slavs . Theiss, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-8062-1443-3 .

Coordinates: 54 ° 6 ′ 12.2 "  N , 10 ° 35 ′ 35.1"  E