A tape, tape bundle, a half tape bundle
around 900 p.n.e. — 750 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
Part of the collection: Bronze Age
These are small fragments of a cast bronze vessel - a deep conical bowl topped with a low cylindrical neck, on the edge of which two ears used to suspend the vessel were placed vertically. The preserved fragments are decorated with wavy lines combined with a stylised motif of an animal, most probably a bird. The decoration is interesting also since it is filled with white inlay mass that survived almost three thousand years, which is rare. The artefact was discovered at the end of the 19th century in a large hoard, containing several fragments of a second inlaid vessel and a bronze "patch" used to repair damaged vessels. The remains of both vessels and three large casting lumps, several bundles of ribbons and fractions of wire, acted as raw bronze material. The deposit also contained blacksmith and casting utensils, working tools, weapons, elements of horse harness, and body and costume ornaments. The hoard was discovered at a depth of only 15 cm below the surface of a flooded meadow belonging to August Schiewer. All the bronze objects were placed in a sizeable earthenware pot next to a large stone.
Dorota Kozłowska
Author / creator
Dimensions
the entire object: height: 7 cm
Object type
cult object, bowl
Technique
incrustation, carving, casting
Material
bronze
Origin / acquisition method
legal transfer
Creation time / dating
Creation / finding place
Owner
National Museum in Szczecin
Identification number
Location / status
around 900 p.n.e. — 750 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
around 900 p.n.e. — 750 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
around 900 p.n.e. — 750 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
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