Grave orb
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grave-orb-295-3195498
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Grave orb
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A grave orb is a petrosphere that was put on a person's tomb. Grave orbs were made throughout Scandinavia from the Pre-Roman Iron Age until the Vendel era. The grave orb could have been selected for its round shape or shaped by hand. They were then put in the centre of a burial site. Tumuli, stone circles and stone ships often have a reclined or raised central stone, and grave orbs derive from this practice. They were of ritual or symbolic significance. Some grave orbs are engraved with ornament
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_orb
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2022-01-27T22:26:38Z
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