The Celtic World (Routledge Worlds)

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Figure 20.1 Art styles: (I) gold-leaf covered, coral-inlaid Early Style bronze and iron plaque
from Weiskirchen barrow I, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Germany; (2) Early Style compass-drawn
decoration on a bronze mount from Chi urn, okr. Rokycany, Czech Republic; (3)
Waldalgesheim or Vegetal Style decoration (right) on a silver brooch from Schosshalde, Kt
Bern, Switzerland, and (left) its suggested classical forebear, a detail of acanthus tendril on a
Greek red-figure vase; (4) detail of Vegetal Style decoration on a stamped bronze sword scab-
bard from Sanzeno, northern Italy, showing chain of linked triskels; (5) detail of Swiss Sword
Style iron scabbard from La Tene, Switzerland; (6) Disney three-dimensional style as seen on
an owl-shaped cauldron mount from Bra., Denmark; (7) British 'mirror' style on the back of
an engraved bronze mirror from Holcombe, Devon, laid out with compasses. (Drawing:
A.C. Bartlett.)

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