144 Hamburg-Poppenbüttel
More than 3,200 years ago, in what is now the district of Poppenbüttel, a man was buried in an imposing burial mound in accordance with his outstanding social position. Among his valuable burial gifts for a life in the world beyond was a bronze razor with a handle designed as a horse's head. The slightly curved shape of the razor can be interpreted as a ship; the horse's head as the corresponding ship's stem.
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Razor (with Horse Head)
Age: um 1.200 v. Chr. Bronze Age
Bronze Age: Metal extraction began as early as 6,000 years ago in the Middle East, but reached Europe not until much later. Bronze, a copper-tin alloy, first appeared in Western Europe around 1800 BC. The use of metal was accompanied by historical developments of the greatest importance. Mining and processing required distribution; i.e., exchange and transport of raw materials. There were numerous transport routes and means for large quantities of ore and finished products. Transport was obviously by cart - which presupposed the general spread of the wheel - but also across rivers by raft and dugout canoe.
Material: Bronze
Location: HH-Poppenbüttel