Axe-shaped pendant from Gratrask
European Museums, Swedish History Museum, StockholmAxe-shaped pendant from Gråträsk
30b A Lappish hoard
Lappish hoards can be found in Swedish Lapland, Norway and Finland. They are located at special sacrificial sites, often at watersides and sometimes near to holy stones.
These sacrificial hoards include a range of metal artifacts and large quantities of bones from sacrificial animals from the 11th to the 14th century.
The find from Gråträsk is the biggest known Lappish hoard in Sweden. There are no animal bones in this particular find. This is why it is sometimes interpreted as a hoard, not as a genuine sacrifician hoard.
The axe-shaped pendant from Gråträsk originally came from the Baltic area (no. 4 at the bottom)
Finds from Norrbotten, Piteå, Gråträsk, Lake Tjautjer:
1 Northern European artifact types:
Pendants, pin cases, finger rings and costume buckles
2 Artifacts of Lappish manufacturer
Pendants and beads.
3 Artifacts of Lappish manufacture:
Pendants.
4 Northern European artifact types:
Pendants, costume buckles and a rattle, chain holder.
Supplementary images:
Axe-shaped pendant from Gratrask
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