fibula wilzhofen hallstatt period 6th century bc bronze Al het pantser The square plates on the

The square plates on the belt alternately show a human face and the wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus

it has also been embroidered throughout

the buff coat developed from this garment

Width: 2 cm

The earliest examples of this style date back to the 9th and 10th centuries

fibula wilzhofen hallstatt period 6th century bc bronze Al het pantser The square plates on theThis one fibula dates from the transition between the Hallstatt C and D periods and was found in Wilzhofen. The pointed work may be a further development of cupstone motifs; the function of the parts on the underside is unclear, but they may, like similar parts on the staffs of Old Norse vlvas, have had a ritual role. This may have been the grave of an aristocrat in Celtic culture, politics and religion were closely intertwined. Handicrafts, executed