Prehistory


Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.



5 subcategories
Bronze Age

BRONZE AGE

Celtic

CELTIC

Iron Age

IRON AGE

Neolithic (Young Stone Age)

NEOLITHIC (YOUNG STONE AGE)

Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)

PALAEOLITHIC (OLD STONE AGE)

1,733 photos
Pig. Zoomorphic vase from Vatin,                       
Bela Bara, Serbia                                      
Terracotta (15th BCE)                                  
Height 9.6 cm, length 15.2 cm                          
Inv. 10.268
#07020223

Pig. Zoomorphic vase from Vatin, Bela Bara, Serbia...

Duck. Zoomorphic vase.                                 
Cast bronze (15th BCE)                                 
Height 11 cm, length 18 cm                             
Inv. 60/1951.16
#07020224

Duck. Zoomorphic vase. Cast bronze (15th BCE)...

Pigeon. Zoomorphic vase                                
from Mindszent, Hungary                                
Clay (15th BCE, Hatvan Culture)                        
Height 20.5 cm                                         
Inv. 75.1881.52
#07020225

Pigeon. Zoomorphic vase from Mindszent, Hungary...

Mask and hands from the tumulus Kr”ll-Schmidt Kogel in 
Kleinklein, Austria. They were metal decorations of    
a wooden urn for ashes collected after cremation.      
See 07-01-03/1-3, 07-02-02/27. Sheet bronze.           
Height mask 23 cm, hands 15 cm
#07020226

Mask and hands from the tumulus Kr”ll-Schmidt Kogel in Kleinklein, Austria. The...

Mask and hands from the tumulus Kroell-Schmidt Kogel   
in Kleinklein, Austria. They were metal decorations    
of a wooden urn for ashes collected after cremation.   
See 07-01-03/1-3, 07-02-02/26. Sheet bronze.           
Height mask 23 cm, hands 15 cm
#07020227

Mask and hands from the tumulus Kroell-Schmidt Kogel in Kleinklein, Austria....

Cult-chariot of Strettweg (7th BCE). A funerary gift   
for a prince whose ashes were buried in a hill tumulus.
The chariot shows a sacrificial procession, with the   
stag as victim, sacrificed to the tall female goddess  
by the naked man with the axe. Bronze, height 33 cm
#07020228

Cult-chariot of Strettweg (7th BCE). A funerary gift for a prince whose ashes...

Cult-chariot of Strettweg, detail of 07-02-02/28.      
A funerary gift for a prince whose ashes were buried   
in a hill-tumulus. Centerpiece: the goddess, to whom   
the stag was to be sacrificed. Bronze (7th BCE).       
Height 33 cm. See also 07-02-02/28-31
#07020229

Cult-chariot of Strettweg, detail of 07-02-02/28. A funerary gift for a pr...

Cult-chariot of Strettweg, detail of 07-02-02/28.      
Funerary gift for a prince whose ashes were buried     
in a hill-tumulus. Front view: the sacrificial animal, 
a stag, and a man with an axe. Bronze (7th BCE).       
Height 33 cm. See also 07-02-02/28-31
#07020230

Cult-chariot of Strettweg, detail of 07-02-02/28. Funerary gift for a prin...

Cult-chariot of Strettweg, detail of 07-02-02/28.      
A funerary gift for a prince whose ashes were buried   
in a hill-tumulus. Center: the tall goddess surrounded 
by warriors with their horses. Bronze (7th BCE).       
Height 33 cm. See 07-02-02/28-31
#07020231

Cult-chariot of Strettweg, detail of 07-02-02/28. A funerary gift for a pr...

Chariot of Froeg, Austria, from a tumulus in Carinthia.
The 12 bovine drought animals may not have belonged    
to the wagon. The chariot could have supported a       
cauldron, like the Strettweg chariot. Lead (7th BCE).  
Total length 46 cm, chariot 17 cm, animals 7.5 cm
#07020232

Chariot of Froeg, Austria, from a tumulus in Carinthia. The 12 bovine drought an...

Situla of Hajduboeszoemeny, Hungary.                   
A sheet bronze vessel with two handles                 
which are riveted to the body (5th BCE).               
Height 30 cm, 29 cm across                             
Inv. 33.1858.1
#07020233

Situla of Hajduboeszoemeny, Hungary. A sheet bronze vessel wi...

Situla from tomb 44/2 on the Duerrnberg burial site,   
Salzburg, Austria. The situla holds 190 liters and     
could have been used for serving broth. A bronze       
helmet, found in the same tomb, on the right.          
Sheet bronze (5th BCE). Height 88 cm
#07020234

Situla from tomb 44/2 on the Duerrnberg burial site, Salzburg, Austria. The s...