Like other Insular manuscripts, the decoration has features relating to pre-Christian Celtic art, featuring spirals, tri-partite divisions of circles, common in the La Tene style, as well as Germanic and Mediterranean elements.
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In the Bronze Age IV and Hallstatt periods Dacia was characterized by gold treasures and by a particular gold art, whereas archaeological finds dated to the La Tene period are mostly made of silver.
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The commonly maintained theory is that the Celts, or at least Celtic Civilization, originated in central Europe, with Halstatt ( Austria ) and La Tene ( Switzerland ) as the principal sources of information on these origins.
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In the La Tene I, or La Tene A to B2, era ( 4th to 3rd centuries BC ), fibula design became relatively standardised over a large geographic area, although minor stylistic variations and differences in decoration remained.
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In the La Tene I, or La Tene A to B2, era ( 4th to 3rd centuries BC ), fibula design became relatively standardised over a large geographic area, although minor stylistic variations and differences in decoration remained.
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Indeed, the only scientific reference in the Halloween stuff is " Bernhard Maier : Die Religionen der Kelten ", dealing with Hallstatt, La Tene, Celtiberians and English / Welsh / Irish Celtic cultures ( bits are accessible online ).
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In the La Tene III, or La Tene D era ( 1st century BC ), the raised foot was no longer wrapped around the bow but was attached directly to it by casting or welding creating a loop above the foot.
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In the La Tene III, or La Tene D era ( 1st century BC ), the raised foot was no longer wrapped around the bow but was attached directly to it by casting or welding creating a loop above the foot.
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Then, staring at books of Celtic art, I learned that the style called La Tene is named for the valley in Switzerland where the Celts came from in the first place, or some of them anyway; but don't get me started.
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The Dacian bracelets that are decorated with spiral end-pieces, i . e . Belgrad Guberevac ( Leskovac ), along with thin Dacian silver necklaces found in East Serbia, characterize the presence of a Dacian La Tene culture at Parain in Serbia.
