Wessex (Bronze Age period and culture)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Styles, periods, and cultures by region

Jerarquía

Early Western World > <ancient European styles and periods> > <European Bronze Age styles and periods>

Descripción

Refers to the Early Bronze Age period and culture that developed in Wessex, England. It is characterized by distinctive burial mounds over inhumations or cremations, and rich, varied grave goods, notably decorated pottery, metalwork, weapons, including daggers, and personal ornaments made of non-local materials.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300019365

Otros términos

  • Wessex [nl]
  • Wessex [es]
  • Wessex culture [en]