Latenske in zgodnjerimske najdbe iz Savinje v Celju

Abstract

The bronze finds from the Savinja River in Celje, the town that developed on the remains of the Roman Celeia, are presented in this article. This material was acquired by the Regional Museum of Celje following regulation of the river in the 1950s, the majority from private collectors, hence the finds mostly lack stratigraphic data. The La Tene and early Roman finds confirm that the original Celtic settlement had widely developed trade and economic contacts. Such contacts reached their peak with the development of the settlement into a Roman municipium in the first centuries of our era. The La Tene period material includes numerous fragments of fibulae, various buttons, rivets with remains of enamel, needles for sewing fishing nets, a handle of a colander, and a handle of a jug of the Piatra Neamt type. The finds from the early Roman period include belt buckles, a pendant from a set of horse equipment, and fragments of various bronze vessels.