FORGOTTEN ARTIFACTS. CELTIC OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE GHERLA HISTORY MUSEUM
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https://doi.org/10.14795/j.v6i4.467Keywords:
Iron Age, La Tène period, Celts, Eastern Carpathian Basin, TransylvaniaAbstract
The present paper wants to bring to the attention of researchers, who have as subject of study the material remains of the Iron Age communities from Transylvania, some objects kept in the collections of the Gherla History Museum (Cluj County). Therefore, in the centre of this paper are three objects – a bent sword, a slashing knife and a horse bit – that were part of the museum’s permanent exhibition, but they did not attract so far the attention of any researcher. In the present state of research, no details are known regarding the date, the exact location and the context of discovery. The Register of Inventory only records the fact that the pieces were discovered in the area of the city of Gherla. The biggest concern about these objects is whether they were discovered together or are coming from two or three different contexts.Downloads
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