Fish-head shaped zoomorphic fittings

• Authors: Bazovský Igor , Rypka Ľuboš , Vágner Petr
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The contribution discusses finds of rare zoomorphic artefacts made of copper alloys shaped similarly to fish heads, discovered in various areas of the Barbaricum located very far from one another. The artefacts originally likely formed ends of an object made of organic material, to which they were attached with two rivets each. Based on burial finds from south Denmark and a workshop feature in Trmice (NW Bohemia) the artefacts were dated to stage B1 of the Early Roman Period. Their purpose and method of use remain unknown – use-wear trace analysis shows linear movement wear patterns on tips of protrusions performed by a hard stick-shape object. Material composition analysis of two finds from NW Bohemia identified bronze items with lead admixture – unlike the Danish bronze finds with low tin content.

Keywords

EN

Central Europe; Scandinavia; Zoomorphic Fittings; Barbaricum

• Publisher: Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum
• Journal: Zborník Slovenského národného múzea Archeológia
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 118
• Pages: 227-240

Contributors

author

Bazovský Igor

• Slovenské národné múzeum – Archeologické múzeum, Žižkova 12, P. O. BOX 13, 810 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

author

Rypka Ľuboš

author

Vágner Petr

Identifiers

DOI

10.55015/EMAI3122