The Egtved Girl Belt Ornaments Painting By Asbjorn Lonvig
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Artist:
Asbjorn Lonvig
Title:
The Egtved Girl Belt Ornaments
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Year:
2006
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Size - (USA):
129 W x 201 H x 0 D (cm)
Size - (metric):
50.8 W x 79.1 H x 0.0 D (inches)
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Edition:
Original
Artwork ID:
227893
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Artwork Description:
Inspired by ornaments in a large disc (in her belt) decorated with spirals and a spike. The Egtved Girl is the well-preserved remains of a 16-20 year old Nordic Bronze Age girl found in Egtved (55372N 9182E), Denmark in 1921. She was slim, 160 cm tall, had long blonde hair and well-trimmed nails. Dendrochronology has dated her to 1370 BC. She was found in a barrow 22 metres wide and 4 metres high. She was buried fully dressed on a cowhide in a coffin. She wore a loose bodice with sleeves reaching the elbow. She had a bare waist and wore a string skirt. She wore bronze bracelets and a woolen belt with a large disc decorated with spirals and a spike. At her feet were the remains of a child age 5-6. By her head, there was a small birch bark box which contained an awl, bronze pins and a hair net. Before the coffin was closed she was covered with a blanket and a cowhide. Flowering yarrow and a bucket of beer made of wheat, honey and cranberry were placed atop. Her outfit was reconstructed for the National Museum of Denmark in Lejre. The above text is from http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Egtved_Girl
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