
Opening the original gold choker
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.
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.
The swan's head sits as a hook on a slightly curved fitting plate. It may have been nailed to a wooden stick. The elongated eyes and head feathers are carved. Such bird heads are often shaped as the end of handles or handles.
Two experts from the Celtic world at Glauberg provide insights into the origins and development of Celtic culture and outline important features of the Celtic Iron Age from its beginnings to the arrival of the Romans.
Mistletoe is one of the evergreen plants that are often used as decoration at Christmas time. Reference is often made to Celtic customs. But what do we actually know?
The handle, flattened on the back, was attached with eyelets to split pins that were attached to a wooden box or chest.
In the middle of the construction is a bust of the bearded sea god Neptune. The bust is carried on both sides by dolphins in their open mouths.
The key handle in the shape of a dog's head shows the square shaft for the actual iron key bit on its solidly cast underside. The head with a blunt, open muzzle and flat, pointed ears lies on the dog's outstretched forelegs.
This very fine and thin-walled black varnish ceramic was produced exclusively in Trier potteries in the 3rd and 4th centuries and delivered to the Gallic and Germanic provinces. Characteristic of the ceramic genre is a shiny metallic coating and mostly white decorations and inscriptions applied using the barbotine technique.
The shiny red-covered bowl was made in Rheinzabern. It comes from the production of the potter Julis II. A special feature is the chained dog, applied freehand using the barbotine technique, on the wide edge of the bowl.
Cup of the form Dragendorff 30. In the center of the shard there is a female figure in a robe turned to the right, above which the remains of a bearded head looking to the left can be seen.
Bowl of the form Dragendorff 37 with the potter's stamp LVTIIVOSF, read as LUTEVOS FECIT, i.e. “Lutevos made it (the vessel)”.