Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch [SEP] time of discovery
Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch
The Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch () is a Late Bronze Age artefact discovered in 1953 between the villages of Ezelsdorf (Middle Franconia) and Buch (Upper Palatinate) in Southern Germany. A tall (88 cm), cone-shaped object made of thin sheet gold, it is seen as belonging to a group of artifacts referred to as Bronze Age Golden hats. It was presumably worn by special functionaries on ceremonial occasions.
Cultural Context and date.
The Ezelsdorf
and 3 cylindrical stamps) were used.
See also.
- Golden hats
- Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch, "ca." 1000-800 BC
- Golden Hat of Schifferstadt, "ca." 1400-1300 BC
- Avanton Gold Cone, "circa" 1,000-900 BC
Bibliography.
- Peter Schauer: "Die Goldblechkegel der Bronzezeit – Ein Beitrag zur Kulturverbindung zwischen Orient und Mitteleuropa." Habelt, Bonn 1986.
- Gerhard Bott (ed.): "