The Nordic razor and the Mycenaean lifestyle

• Autores: Flemming Kaul
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 87, Nº 336, 2013, págs. 461-472
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The bronze razor with the horse-head handle appeared in Scandinavia in the fifteenth century BC. Where did it come from and what did it mean? The author shows that the razor had some antecedents in the Aegean, although none of these objects were imported to the north. He argues that the Scandinavian warrior class consciously adopted elements of the Mycenaean warrior package, including a clean-shaven face. This vividly exposes new aspects of the busy and subtle nature of international communication in the Bronze Age.