Iron Age


pre-Roman Iron Age: Hallstatt period, Latene period



874 photos
A man. Figurative top of a bronze                      
dagger handle, from tomb 585,                          
Hallstatt burial site, Austria.                        
Height: 2.9 cm
#07010322

A man. Figurative top of a bronze dagger handle, from tomb...

Human head with spirals                                
(eyes and ears and ornamental spirals).                           
Figurative butt of a bronze torque                     
from Komitat Vas, Hungary                              
Height: 3.5 cm
#07010323

Human head with spirals (eyes and ears and orna...

A man with helmet. Bronze figure                       
from Idrija pri Baci, Slovenia.                        
Height: 12 cm
#07010324

A man with helmet. Bronze figure from Idrija pri Baci, Sl...

Strettweg Chariot. A goddess in the centre is          
surrounded by several men and women (deities?),        
horsemen and stags. Bronze cult wagon from a           
tumulus at Strettweg, Austria.                         
Length: 48 cm
#07010325

Strettweg Chariot. A goddess in the centre is surrounded by several me...

The "Kuffarn Situla" from Lower Austria. Situlae are   
bronze vessels from the early Iron Age, usually with   
relief decorations, which were in use as cult vessels  
in Italy and the Alpine regions. See 07-0103/27-31     
Sheet bronze, height 25 cm
#07010326

The "Kuffarn Situla" from Lower Austria. Situlae are bronze vessels from the...

Two attendants (spectators ?) at a fist-fight.         
See 07-01-03/26-31. From the "Kuffarn Situla", a       
sheet bronze vessel with embossed ornaments showing    
drinking scenes, a fist-fight, rider and two-wheel     
horse carts. From Kuffarn, Lower Austria. H: 25 cm
#07010327

Two attendants (spectators ?) at a fist-fight. See 07-01-03/26-31. From...

Reclining man with broad-rimmed hat being served.      
See 07-01-03/26-31. From the "Kuffarn Situla", a       
sheet-bronze vessel with embossed ornaments showing    
drinking scenes, a fist-fight, riders and two-wheel    
horse carts. From Kuffarn, Lower Austria. H: 25 cm
#07010328

Reclining man with broad-rimmed hat being served. See 07-01-03/26-31. From...

Reclining man with broad-rimmed hat, rack with pails or
situlae. See 07-01-03/26-31. From the "Kuffarn Situla",
a sheet-bronze vessel with embossed ornaments, showing 
drinking scenes, a fist-fight, riders and two-wheel    
horse carts. From Kuffarn, Lower Austria. H: 25 cm
#07010329

Reclining man with broad-rimmed hat, rack with pails or situlae. See 07-01-03/26...

Rack with pails, probably ritual drinking vessels.     
See 07-01-03/26-31. From the "Kuffarn Situla", a sheet-
bronze vessel with embossed ornaments showing drinking 
scenes, a fist-fight, riders and two-wheel horse       
carts. From Kuffarn, Lower Austria. Height 25 cm
#07010330

Rack with pails, probably ritual drinking vessels. See 07-01-03/26-31. From...

Two pugilists, between them a helmet as a prize.       
See 07-01-03/26-30. From the "Kuffarn Situla",a sheet- 
bronze vessel with embossed ornaments showing drinking 
scenes, a fist-fight, riders and two-wheel horse carts.
From Kuffarn, Lower Austria. Height 25 cm
#07010331

Two pugilists, between them a helmet as a prize. See 07-01-03/26-30. From...

Horsemen. Detail of an engraved bronze scabbard        
from tomb 994, Hallstatt burial site, Austria.
#07010332

Horsemen. Detail of an engraved bronze scabbard from tomb 994, Hallstatt...

Wrestlers. Detail from an engraved bronze scabbard     
from tomb 994, Hallstatt burial site, Austria.
#07010333

Wrestlers. Detail from an engraved bronze scabbard from tomb 994, Hallstatt...