World Archives of Rock Art - W00167.bmp

AreaCode:	E II
Country:	Sweden
Locality:	Vitlycke, Tanum
Chronology:	Agriculturalists and/or Traders with Metallurgy
Bibliography:	Anati, E. 1993, p. 34; Anati, E. 1995, p. 284
Copyright:	Photograph / Slide of CCSP
Updated:	17/06/1999
FileName:	W00167.bmp

Description:	Keywords
Rock engravings of a group with complex economy. A couple is mating under the protection of a being of much bigger size which is ithyphallic and holds an axe above them. The point, in three different places of the scene, has the meaning "to do". The point at the foot of the couple is likely to mean "to copulate", near the foot of the big being is likely to mean "to go", near the axe it is likely to emphasize the metaphor of the perforated axe head penetrated by the handle.	Anthropomorph Axe Cup mark Dots Female inception Head-dress Penis Sexual

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Rock engravings of a group with complex economy. A couple is mating under the protection of a being of much bigger size which is ithyphallic and holds an axe above them. The point, in three different places of the scene, has the meaning "to do". The point at the foot of the couple is likely to mean "to copulate", near the foot of the big being is likely to mean "to go", near the axe it is likely to emphasize the metaphor of the perforated axe head penetrated by the handle.

Anthropomorph
Axe
Cup mark
Dots
Female inception
Head-dress
Penis
Sexual