Petrie crown

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The in County Cork in Ireland discovered Petrie crown ( English Petrie Crown ) is named after its former owner, the Irish antiquarian and archaeologist George Petrie named (1790-1866). Together with Broighter's hoard , it is a masterpiece of early Celtic metal art from the Iron Age (around 100 BC - 200 AD) in Ireland.

The Petrie crown was created in the La Tène style from Etruscan and Greek shapes. The exquisite piece shows the symmetrically repeating design that was equally popular with artists of the Hallstatt and Latène periods . The Petrie crown is made up of pieces of bronze connected with rivets. A round bronze ring forms the base, on the circumference of which a number of concave rondelles or discs are attached, which are decorated with triskeles or spirals with bird's heads and pearls. In addition to the discs, there is a riveted set of chalice-shaped bronze pieces and a single hollow-cone-shaped horn (markings show that a second horn was part of the original arrangement). The horn appears to have been cut from sheet bronze before it was shaped. The bird shapes on the cone were originally filled with red cloisonné enamel, as were the humps on the panes, one of which still has its enamel cone .

The Petrie crown - not considered a headdress by some scholars - was part of a collection of artifacts from Celtic culture that belonged to Irish antiquarian, archaeologist and artist George Petrie. His expertise in Irish archeology and architecture, especially his book "The Round Towers of Ireland" earned him the nickname "Father of Irish Archeology". The Petrie Crown is in the National Museum of Ireland .

Other examples of Celtic metalwork are the Ardagh chalice , the Derrynaflan chalice, the Moylough Belt Shrine , and bronze crosses such as the Tully Lough cross from the 8th / 9th centuries. and the great 12th century Cong Cross .

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