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During the European Iron Age, fine metalwork is a prominent component of luxury items, comprising personal ornaments, vessels and decorative fittings. Function, style, shape and decoration of the gold and silver objects undergo a development in time and space.This evolution goes along with changes in the supply of raw materials, choice of alloycomposition and manufacturing techniques. Therefore, the luxury goods bear witness to traditions, local inventions, imitation and external factors such as contact, exchange and import in these manifold issues. The technological characteristics of metal objects reflect the artisan’s skill and knowledge, both with regard to production, technical, stylistic and ritual aspects, and his ability to materialize the cultural conception of a product. This paper deals with these aspects of advancement and change in Iron Age material culture, specifically in precious metalworking of the Western Hallstatt and Latène cultures in a diachronic perspective. It highlights external influences and interactions in the goldsmith’s craftsmanship in order to interpret elite networks, notably towards the Iberian and Italian Peninsulas and the eastern Mediterranean, but also towards Great Britain and Ireland.
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