An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . al Europe generally used in Scandinavia at thistime, Also in a most striking manner by a recent dis-covery in the island of Zealand. In 1902, at Trundholme,in the north of this island, a curious and interesting object ^ Dechelette, op. cif., p. 353 ; Reinach, Revue Celtique (1900), and 176. - Cf. Sir \V. Wylde, Catalogue {Gold) of Musettm Ro. Irish Academy,p. 12. ^ Archiv f. A/ifhropologie (Braunschweig), xxvi., p. 15, Fig. 154;p. 501, Fig. 294. 230 PREHISTORIC ART was recovered from a bog. It is a little six-wheeled bronzecarriage, carry
An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . al Europe generally used in Scandinavia at thistime, Also in a most striking manner by a recent dis-covery in the island of Zealand. In 1902, at Trundholme,in the north of this island, a curious and interesting object ^ Dechelette, op. cif., p. 353 ; Reinach, Revue Celtique (1900), and 176. - Cf. Sir \V. Wylde, Catalogue {Gold) of Musettm Ro. Irish Academy,p. 12. ^ Archiv f. A/ifhropologie (Braunschweig), xxvi., p. 15, Fig. 154;p. 501, Fig. 294. 230 PREHISTORIC ART was recovered from a bog. It is a little six-wheeled bronzecarriage, carrying in front a horse and behind an uprightcircular bronze disk, about 15 inches in diameter, one faceof which is still partly covered with gold leaf (Fig. 251).The disk has two lugs. By one it was fixed to the carriage,to the other a rein from the horse was attached. The disk isreally composed of two plates united by a band round theiredges. The surface of each of these plates is engravedwith an interesting design in which the spiral prominently. Fig. 251.—Sun disk on carriage. Trundholme, Zealand, Denmark. figures. The pattern on both sides is essentially the is composed of a series of concentric circles in themiddle : separated from these by circular bands is a run-ning spiral design : outside this also separated by bands is azone of a series of concentric circles. The difference betweenthe two patterns is in the central spiral design, which onone side is composed of a continuous returning involvedspiral, on the other of continuous C-spirals (Figs. 252,253). This singular little carriage appears to have beenintentionally broken, suggesting that it was a votive offer-ing, and the design on the disk, if indicative of sun worship. GOLD IN THE BRONZE AGE 231 supports such a view of its meaning-.^ Two similarly orna-mented disks have been discovered in Ireland. One of
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