Celtic Bronze Ring Money clay features a conical headdress or

features a conical headdress or crested helmet

and glaze of the mingqi depended on the rank and wealth of the deceased—elaborate tombs of high-ranking individuals featured hundreds of such objects

which speak to the rich coastal resources they harvested

tapering shaft ending in a finely pointed tip

Accession Number: 1868

Celtic Bronze Ring Money clay features a conical headdress orThe Celts, c. 200 BC 300 AD, France A superb ancient bronze ring money, beautifully patinated with age. The Celts were a network of tribes that emerged in Central Europe during the Late Bronze and Iron Ages (c. 700 BC400 AD), unified by shared language, beliefs, and artistic traditions. Over the centuries, their influence extended from the British Isles and northern Spain to the Black Sea and Anatolia, where many were later absorbed into the Roman