Contributions to the study of the animal hide-shaped gold “amulet-pendants” from the castros culture
Abstract
An updated review of an assemblage of five gold pieces with laminar structure, filigree and granular decoration supposedly coming from Asturias, with parallels in two specimens from the province of Palencia is presented. They have been interpreted as amulets, and due to their silhouette, they have received names such as “hourglass” or “animal hides”, among others. The lack of context information and up to date studies have limited their research, and questions such as their origin, chronology and possible meaning keep being discused. The study of the current available records together with the technological review of the objects, provide a new data base susceptible of being interpreted. According to these data, it may be suggested that the pendants are related to specific production areas, probably located in the Castros area, which show both the Mediterranean influence over this jewelry, as well as parallels with jewelry of the Celtiberian area.
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