Trei celturi de bronz aflate în colecţiile Muzeului Naţional de Antichităţi
Three socketed axes from the collections of the National Museum of Antiquities
Author(s): Eduard Cristian ŞtefanSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: socketed axe;chronology;technology;function;typology;hoard;context
Summary/Abstract: The article presents three socketed axes from the collections of the National Museum of Antiquities. The possible functions of this item characteristic to Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age and its production technique are reviewed by the author. Discovery contexts of this item type are essential in decoding its function, but iconographic sources are also of great help in this respect.
Journal: Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 29-37
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Romanian