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Opening the original gold choker

The gold choker from grave 1 is opened

Summary: How did the prince actually get his gold necklace around his neck? Quite simply, it was secured with a rotating lock and could then be opened.
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Post type: Explanatory film

Epoch: Iron Age (Celtic)

Topic: image and writing, Technology and craftsmanship, clothing and jewelry

Exhibition venue: Keltenwelt am Glauberg

Place of discovery: Glauburg-Glauberg, grave 1

Source: Text and film: Christoph Röder MA (Celtic World at Glauberg)

Date: Around 400 BC (early La Tène period)

Material: gold

Dimensions:

Maximum length 21.5cm; inner diameter 12.9 × 15.1 cm; Weight 175.53g

Description

How did the prince actually get his gold necklace around his neck? Quite simply, it was secured with a rotating lock and could then be opened. As part of 3D digitization measures, restorers from hessenARCHAEOLOGIE were able to open the necklace again - for the first time since the restoration after the excavation. The short working film shows the opening of the famous gold necklace from grave 1.