Eberswalde Hoard
The Eberswalde Hoard or Treasure of Eberswalde (
Discovery
The hoard was discovered 1 m (3 ft) below the ground surface on May 16, 1913, during excavations for a house within the grounds of a brass factory at Finow (Oberbarnim), part of Eberswalde in Brandenburg. The factory supervisor alerted Carl Schuchhardt, the director of the Prehistoric Department of the Royal Museums at Berlin, who acceded the hoard to that collection.
Description
The hoard had been deposited in a globular vessel with a lid. In it were eight gold bowls, which contained another 73 gold objects. The bowls were thin-walled chased gold vessels with copious ornamental decoration. The other objects included neck rings, bracelets and 60 wire arm spirals. 55 double spirals were tied into bundles. A gold ingot, a piece of metal shaped like a crucible and two smaller pieces probably represent raw material for the production of such objects. The treasure belongs to the goldsmith known as Villena-type, for its resemblance to the Treasure of Villena.
Origin and date
The hoard used to be thought to represent the stores of a merchant.,[citation needed] but more recent research suggests that it was of religious significance.[4] The hoard is dated to the 9th century BC.[5]
Similar artefacts
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Eberswalde Hoard
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One of the two bowls found in Axtroki, Spain. Iberian Bronze Age
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Treasure of Villena, Spain. Iberian Bronze Age, c. 1300-1000 BC
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Gold bowls from Midskov, Denmark. Nordic Bronze Age, c. 1000 BC
Later history
After the end of the
See also
Literature
- Carl Schuchhardt: Der Goldfund vom Messingwerk bei Eberswalde. Berlin 1914.
References
- ^ "unknown/missing". Berliner Morgenpost. February 1, 2004.[dead link]
- ^ Eller, Carmen (March 30, 2007). "Erbeutetes Gold als heißes Eisen". Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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- ^ Hickley, Catherine (September 10, 2008). "Gold Hoard, Trophy Art Stay in Russia as Ties With Germany Cool". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Hawksley, Rupert (21 Jun 2013). "The Eberswalde Hoard: what exactly is it?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Märkische Oderzeitung, October 24, 2006