Celtic jewellery
The Celts used to adorn themselves with bracelets, necklaces, pendants, rings, fibulas, earrings, … The Celtic populations were particularly famous for the quality and the know-how of their metallurgists.A large number of metals were used: gold, silver, bronze, copper, tin, electrum (alloy of gold, silver and copper). Jewels were mainly worn by people with a high social status. Lots of manufacturing processes were used: carving, chiselling, hammering, embossing, lost wax moulding, riveted assembling.
