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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...

Hunter attacking a giant bird. Detail of the embossed
and engraved sheet-bronze Benvenuti Situla from Este, Italy. Height of the frieze 5.5 cm
Inv. 4667
#07020235

Hunter attacking a giant bird. Detail of the embossed and engraved sheet-bronze...

Riders on their horses. Detail from the top row of     
scenes embossed on the Vace Situla, found in a tumulus 
in Slovenia. See 07-01-03/35-37,46,50. Sheet bronze    
(6th BCE). Height (of detail) 24 cm                    
Inv. P 581
#07020237

Riders on their horses. Detail from the top row of scenes embossed on the V...

Hunting hares. Scene from an embossed sheet-bronze     
belt from tomb 161 in Este-Nazari, Venetia, Italy.
#07020238

Hunting hares. Scene from an embossed sheet-bronze belt from tomb 161 in Es...

Embossed belt made of sheet-bronze,                    
from tomb 795,                                         
Hallstatt Archaeological Site.
#07020239

Embossed belt made of sheet-bronze, from tomb 795,...

Circles of flowers and animals, embossed bronze lid    
of a situla, from tomb 697, Hallstatt Archaeological   
Site.                                                  
Diameter 22.9 cm                                       
Inv. 25830
#07020240

Circles of flowers and animals, embossed bronze lid of a situla, from tomb 6...

Stags and griffins, embossed on the lid of a situla    
from tomb 696, Hallstatt Archaeological Site, Austria. 
Sheet bronze                                           
Diameter 23.7 cm                                       
Inv. 25816
#07020241

Stags and griffins, embossed on the lid of a situla from tomb 696, Hallstatt...

Horse head, ceremonial axe, insignium of a dignitary   
or chieftain, from the Sarviz Canal, Tolna, Hungary.   
Bronze                                                 
Height 8.5, length 12 cm
#07020242

Horse head, ceremonial axe, insignium of a dignitary or chieftain, from the S...