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Altar from Broddetorp Parish Church
12th century, Västergötland, Sweden

Larger details of the 'Massacre of the Innocents' (3rd row left). Altar from Broddetorp Parish Church, 12th century, Västergötland, Sweden.

Altar from Broddetorp Parish Church, Västergötland, Sweden. Made of gilt copper on a wooden panel in the 12th century. It may have been commissioned during the time of Bengt the Good (c. 1160 - 1190), Bishop of Skara, and was probably made in the, at that time, Danish town of Lund. On display at the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm.

Närbild på övre vänsta hörnet av Broddetorpsaltaret, eller Broddetorpsantemensalet, från Broddetorps kyrka i Västergötland. Altaret är tillverkat på 1100-talet av förgylld kopparplåt på träpanel, utställt på Historiska museet i Stockholm.