Sweden
Sweden Bronze lurHorn - Rock-Carving
Find Spot: Kivik, Scania, Sweden
Current Location: Lost
Description: Two horn players blowing long animal horn-shaped instruments. One points into air, other held under arm. Found on stone slabs in Bronze-Age cist.
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Iron age Fingerhole horn SwedenIconography: Konsterud Fingerhole Horn
Find Spot: Konsterud, Visnum sn, Värmland, Sweden
Date of Illustration: 0 CE
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Sweden Bronze lurLur - Rock-Carving
Find Spot: Tanum, Bohuslan, Sweden
Description: Group of three lur players blowing curved lurs and wearing horn helmets, one other player below and to right.
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SwedenLur on Rock Carving
Description: Two lurs in boat
Citations: Lund 1977: fig, 13; Nordbladh 1975:
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Sweden LurLur on Rock Carving
Description: This image has generally been interpreted as a player blowing a pre-lur. I would suggest that the player is blowing a J-shaped instrument such as a lituus. That is not to say that it could not have been a pre-cursor to later lurs.
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SwedenTuba/Lur on Rock Carving
Description: This image has generally been interpreted as a player blowing pre-lurs standing up in boat. I would suggest that the player is blowing a straight instrument such as a tuba. That is not to say that it could not have been a pre-cursor to later lurs.
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