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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. | | | Description | Skomakaren or The Shoemaker. This figure is the central feature of a large panel at this site. The carving is 1.5 metres high. It is not a shoemaker but probably a depiction of a god with fertility attributes. Such large carvings started to appear around 1200 BC. He carries a sword and an axe and wears greaves. September 2011.
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