Golden neck ring with human heads
The golden neck ring from the "Prince's Tomb" is hollow and consists of two parts, the smooth neck part and the elaborately decorated breast part.
The golden neck ring from the "Prince's Tomb" is hollow and consists of two parts, the smooth neck part and the elaborately decorated breast part.
In 2015, extensive field research took place at Glauberg for the first time in many years as part of the 4th Summer Academy of Hesse ARCHEOLOGY.
The functionality of the ingenious clasp of the golden neck ring from the grave of the “Celtic Prince of Glauberg”.
The finger ring from the grave of the “Celtic Prince” was thinly forged from cast wire.
The Celtic prince's fibula (garment clasp) was not part of the funeral robe, but was placed alongside the buried person along with other items. In the grave, the dead man may have been wearing composite armor like the one depicted on the statue.
The 4 liter jug from the grave of the “Celtic Prince” comes from Celtic production, but is based on Etruscan models.
The bronze belt clasp of a leather belt that was once approximately one meter long and 5.5 cm wide has been preserved from the second ruler's grave at Glauberg.
The richly decorated robe clasp from grave 3 is unique in the Celtic world.
The world-famous, life-size statue of the “Celtic Prince of Glauberg” was found in 1996. The sandstone statue, completely preserved except for the feet, shows an armed male warrior.
The tubular jug, made of thin bronze sheet and beautifully decorated with engravings, comes from grave 2 and is of Celtic production.