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Bowl from Astroki
Unknown1000 BC - 800 BC
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Madrid, Spain
It has recently been suggested that these pieces and the one found in Rianxo, near the Arosa Estuary in Galicia, were probably ceremonial helmets or caps, worn at an act of worship or special ritual of which they are the only remaining legacy. In keeping with this hypothesis, the decorative motifs are thought to be solar symbols.
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Details
- Title: Bowl from Astroki
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1000 BC - 800 BC
- Provenance: Axtroki (Guipúzcoa, Spain)
- Type: Artifact
- Rights: Museo Arqueológico Nacional
- External Link: CERES
- Medium: Gold
- Cultural Context: Late Bronze Age
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