image and writing

Beschlag mit Schwanenkopf

Fitting with swan head

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.

Continue reading "
vorschau_wer_waren_die_kelten_800x533

Who were the Celts?

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.

Continue reading "
Truhengriff mit Darstellung des Neptun

Chest handle depicting Neptune

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.

Continue reading "
Schlüsselgriff

Key handle

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.

Continue reading "
Trierer Spruchbecher

Trier saying mug

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.

Continue reading "
Terra Sigillata-Schüssel

Terra Sigillata bowl

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.

Continue reading "
Wandscherbe eines Bechers

Wall shard of a cup

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.

Continue reading "