**Originally Listed At $250**

Central/Southern Europe, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A collection of 6 cast bronze belt or clothing medallions with hooked tabs on the verso for threading on a strap. The slightly convex faces of several are etched with linear decorations, and for the Hallstatt people, as with many other cultures, belts had the practical purpose of holding up clothing - but they also signified the status of their wearer. The Hallstatt culture developed from the earlier Urnfield culture, and would progress into the later La Tene culture, which is often called Celtic. Elites controlled powerful hillforts and revered the horse, traveling by and perhaps warring with chariots. They were buried with bronze finery such as these ornaments. Size: 2.5" Diameter (6.4 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Losses to peripheries of discs and suspension tabs. Heavy green patina and mineral deposits as shown. Active flaking to surfaces when handled.