Name:

Bull head - fragment of an ornament [3D]

Type of object:

Archaeological artifact

Archaelogical site:

Kalisz Old Town-settlement

Location:

Kalisz-Kalisz Old Town (Poland)

Characteristics of the object- technique:

repoussage ; casting ; welding

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

gold

Characteristics of the object- length:

preseved total height ca. 2,2 cm

Object description:

Fragment of an ornament, three-dimensional, made of repoussé pieces of sheet, joined with gold solder, horns made of wire, soldered with gold, head of an animal (bull?) with clearly marked strands of hair (?), because of this detail the identification as a bull is hypothetical, very damaged. Difficult to date. Initially dated with an assemblage of coins found nearby to the XI/XII century. For stylistic and technological reasons, it seems that the find is ealier and may come from the period I-III AD

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Kędzierski, Adam

Author (of drawing, photo, record):

Wyczółkowski, Dariusz ; Mirowska, Wiktoria ; Dębek, Marcin

Data:

2004

Accession number:

Kalisz SM-122-2004-9

Chronology:

I-III century (?) / XI-XII century (?)

Relation:

Badania archeologiczne w Kaliszu

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open