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Neolithic. Mirror polished alpine green stone axes, non-functional
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Ancient Bronze Age. Bronze collars from the storage room of Fraore (PR)
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Bronze Age. Vaghi in amber from the terramara of Castione Marchesi (PR
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Bronze Age. Decorated deer antlers disc from the Castione Marchesi terramara (PR)
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Bronze Age. Combs in stag of the terramara of Castione Marchesi (PR)
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Iron Age. Jewelery from an Etruscan tomb in Fraore (PR)
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Limestone wall relief from the tomb of the dignitary Amenemone, Menfi
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Red-figure kylix by the Attic potter Oltos
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Statuary cycle in Luni marble from Veleia, Germanicus with portrait of Nerva
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Portrait of a girl, from Veleia
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Trajan's Tabula Alimentaria, from Veleia, inscription on bronze
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Bas-relief depicting Ocean in flowery Moroccan alabaster,
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Sandal-shaped bronze oil lamp from the Borgo delle Orsoline treasure chest, Parma
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Large disc fibula in gold and semi-precious stones from Borgo della Posta, Parma
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Lower Paleolithic. Double-sided Acheulan
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Neolithic, Culture of Square Mouth Vases. Female divinity from a grave in Vicofertile (PR)
Neolithic. Mirror polished alpine green stone axes, non-functional
Ancient Bronze Age. Bronze collars from the storage room of Fraore (PR)
Bronze Age. Vaghi in amber from the terramara of Castione Marchesi (PR
Bronze Age. Decorated deer antlers disc from the Castione Marchesi terramara (PR)
Bronze Age. Combs in stag of the terramara of Castione Marchesi (PR)
Iron Age. Jewelery from an Etruscan tomb in Fraore (PR)
Limestone wall relief from the tomb of the dignitary Amenemone, Menfi
Red-figure kylix by the Attic potter Oltos
Statuary cycle in Luni marble from Veleia, Germanicus with portrait of Nerva
Portrait of a girl, from Veleia
Trajan's Tabula Alimentaria, from Veleia, inscription on bronze
Bas-relief depicting Ocean in flowery Moroccan alabaster,
Sandal-shaped bronze oil lamp from the Borgo delle Orsoline treasure chest, Parma
Large disc fibula in gold and semi-precious stones from Borgo della Posta, Parma
Lower Paleolithic. Double-sided Acheulan
Neolithic, Culture of Square Mouth Vases. Female divinity from a grave in Vicofertile (PR)

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Combs of the terramare: the inhabitants of the terramare (about 1650-1150 BC) reveal great skill and refined taste in the processing of the stag.

From the stage, which falls spontaneously in early spring, they obtained a wide range of objects, robust and used for example in agricultural activity, or elegant and decorated for personal adornment. The process, which involved numerous steps, was carried out with stone, bronze, bone and leather tools. Despite the evident high technical level, we archaeologists are not yet able to establish whether each family independently made the different objects or if at least a part was produced by specialized craftsmen.

The terramara mastery is evident in the variety of shapes and decorations of the many combs found in the terramara of Castione Marchesi. Unlike what we would be led to imagine, their use was not limited to the hair: the differences found in the teeth (both in terms of construction technique, and for the presence or absence of signs of wear) reveal that some were used on hair, others instead during weaving activities to tighten the weft of the fabrics, whose fibers have left unmistakable wear.


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