Celtic Bronze Ring Money chödritual Shell ornaments served both as

Shell ornaments served both as ceremonial adornment and as high-value traditional currency

The hound’s well-moulded limbs and elongated head

Her entire torso is adorned with refined raised scarification (ntaho)

In some traditional techniques

ideal for anyone drawn to ancient lifeways or early European prehistory

Celtic Bronze Ring Money chödritual Shell ornaments served both asThe Celts, c. 200 BC 300 AD, Danube Basin An exceptional set of three ancient bronze ring money pieces, each displaying an attractive patina developed over centuries of age and burial. Simple in form yet historically significant, these rings belong to a fascinating category of objects associated with the economic and social life of Iron Age and Romano Celtic Europe. The Celts were a network of interconnected tribes that emerged across Central Europe