The hidden messages of Celtic symbols. A Decorated brooch from the La Tène cemetery at Fântânele-Dâmbu Popii
The hidden messages of Celtic symbols. A Decorated brooch from the La Tène cemetery at Fântânele-Dâmbu Popii

Summary/Abstract: The Fântânele – Dâmbu Popii cemetery represents a reference site for the Celtic horizon in Transylvania. The grave no. 49 from the Fântânele – DâmbuPopii cemetery has revealed, aside from the funerary rite and rituals specific tothe middle La Tène period in the Carpathian Basin, a series of practices belongingto the magical domain. On one hand, a linchpin included in the inventory of thegrave had a magical purpose. On the other hand, the miniature decoration of a middle La Tène type brooch suggest that such costume accessories bearing „hidden messages” were invested with apotropaic qualities.

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