The current state of knowledge of La Tène glass ornaments in Moravia

Abstract

An attractive component of La Tène material culture, glass ornaments were sought out and worn throughout La Tène Europe. The aim of the article is to provide a general presentation of La Tène glass ornaments in Moravia (bracelets, ring-beads, finger-rings, beads, necklace spacers, pendants), with an emphasis on finds from lowland settlements and cemeteries and their subsequent comparison with large published collections from the central sites of Němčice and Staré Hradisko.