Der römische Bronzeglockenfund von Monatshausen in Oberbayern

Abstract

 The article presents a yet unpublished 1883 discovery fromthe marsh near Monatshausen. The find comprises of six bronzebells, two iron steelyards and other household appliances. Otherbronze bells from the Alpine region are cited for comparisonand  the  proposed  chronological  attribution  is  to  the  mid  3rdcentury BC or later. The explanation of the various tone levelsis  not  clear,  nor  is  the  description  of  inscriptions  that  wereincised into the clay core of the mould prior to the casting ofthe  bells