A decorative belt, a decorated sheet metal belt of Pomeranian type
around 1700 p.n.e. — 1500 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
Part of the collection: Bronze Age
The bowl was made of bronze using the casting technique. It is a beautiful example of the so-called hanging vessel. It is characterised by a spectacular two-cone belly topped with a high cylindrical neck with two handles on the rim. Its surface is decorated with original artistic motifs, engraved and punched. Undoubtedly, the vessel had a particular purpose. We can guess a connection with the performance of unknown rituals. The presented bowl was a part of a large hoard consisting mainly of ornaments and tools, single specimens of weapons, horse harness, and small fragments of unidentified bronze objects. It was found in 1846 during the construction of a highway. It was donated to the Society of Antiquities (Towarzystwo Starożytności) in Szczecin by the foreman, Mr Lody. The find remained intact until 1944. Due to increased Allied air raids on the city at the end of the Second World War, the bowl and two ornaments were evacuated deep into Germany, while the other elements of the hoard remained on site. The vessel only returned to Szczecin in 2009 due to the Polish-German exchange of ancient archaeological artefacts. The cast bowl from Dzwonowo is a characteristic product of the Nordic culture zone at the end of the Bronze Age (approx. 900-750 BC). Most such bowls come from Denmark and southern Sweden. A dozen specimens have been found in neighbouring Mecklenburg. In Poland, their presence is limited to Pomerania, where only six vessels of this category have been discovered so far, only two of which have survived intact. All Pomeranian finds are considered the so-called imports, which means they were made in distant, most probably northern metallurgical workshops.
Dorota Kozłowska
Pommersches Landesmuseum in Stettin (1927-1945) - collection
Gesellschaft für Pommersche Geschichte und Altertumskunde (1824-1945) - collection
chance finds
spiritual culture
ornaments
treasures
zigzag motifs
goldsmithing
imports
Stralsund Museum (1859- ) - collection
earthworks
boulders
radial motifs
cult vessels
rituals
Author / creator
Dimensions
the entire object: height: 9 cm
Object type
cult object, bowl
Technique
punching, carving, casting
Material
bronze
Origin / acquisition method
legal transfer
Creation time / dating
Creation / finding place
Owner
National Museum in Szczecin
Identification number
Location / status
Pommersches Landesmuseum in Stettin (1927-1945) - collection
Gesellschaft für Pommersche Geschichte und Altertumskunde (1824-1945) - collection
chance finds
spiritual culture
ornaments
treasures
zigzag motifs
goldsmithing
imports
Stralsund Museum (1859- ) - collection
earthworks
boulders
radial motifs
cult vessels
rituals
unknown
around 1700 p.n.e. — 1500 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
unknown
around 1100 p.n.e. — 1000 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
unknown
around 1100 p.n.e. — 1000 p.n.e.
National Museum in Szczecin
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