Celtic brooch from the middle La Tène period

Celtic brooch from the middle La Tène period (3th – 2nd century BC)

La Tène culture developed and flourished during the late Iron Age (from 450 BCE to the Roman conquest in the 1st century BCE) in eastern France, Switzerland, Austria, southwest Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. To the north extended the contemporary Jastorf culture of Northern Germany. La Tène culture developed out of the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture without any definite cultural break, under the impetus of considerable Mediterranean influence from the Culture of Golasecca, the Greeks in pre-Roman Gaul and later Etruscan civilizations. Barry Cunliffe notes localisation of La Tène culture during the fifth century when there arose "two zones of power and innovation: a Marne – Moselle zone in the west with trading links to the Po Valley via the central Alpine passes and the Golasecca culture, and a Bohemian zone in the east with separate links to the Adriatic via the eastern Alpine routes and the Venetic culture".

Specifications of the Celtic brooch:

• Overall length approx. 11,5cm
• Hand-forged from authentic carbon steel (not stainless)
• A premium-quality product, ma din the EU