fibula wilzhofen hallstatt period 6th century bc bronze Al het pantser The earliest examples of this

The earliest examples of this style date back to the 9th and 10th centuries

It consists of three metal plates

Width: 2 cm

Crafted from iron with horn windows

fibula wilzhofen hallstatt period 6th century bc bronze Al het pantser The earliest examples of thisThis one fibula dates from the transition between the Hallstatt C and D periods and was found in Wilzhofen. The pointed work may be a further development of cupstone motifs; the function of the parts on the underside is unclear, but they may, like similar parts on the staffs of Old Norse vlvas, have had a ritual role. This may have been the grave of an aristocrat in Celtic culture, politics and religion were closely intertwined. Handicrafts, executed