Wooden god

This wooden sculpture of a human head was found during shore excavations in Pohjankuru, present-day Raasepori, in 1897. The object has been dated to the Neolithic Stone Age circa 4000–2000 BCE. The district engineer in charge of the excavation work donated the object to the Finnish Antiquarian Society. The object is narrow and flat, 24.5 cm high, 9.5 cm wide and 5.6 cm deep. The head has broken off under the shoulders. The transverse lines were created during the first conservation.

The object has been 3D modelled

KM 3481:1

Photo: Matti Kilponen