Collection of items from the Historical Museum of Serbia in Belgrade

[JHCC]

The following photo was published on the "ArcheoSerbia" webpage. Note the "blacksmith's knife/'Viking' knife" in the lower left quadrant.

Here is the description from that webpage:

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Hoard of Celtic jewelry and weapons from eastern Serbia, consisting of spearheads, knives, spurs, fibulae, arrowheads and paleo-Balkan weapon sica - a curved dagger in this case decorated with solar symbols.

These objects originate from late Iron age period, 3rd-1st century BC, and were made and use by Celtic tribe Scordisci, which inhabited parts of modern-day Serbia and Bulgaria, ancient regions of Moesia and Panonia.

The hoard was discovered on the southern slopes of the Rtanj mountain, near Vrmdža in eastern Serbia.

Collection of Historical Museum of Serbia in Belgrade.

Scordisci were of Celtic origin but have mixed with local Balkan tribes such as Illyrians and Thracians. Starting in 3rd century BC they played significant role in the central Balkans region, where they established strong tribal state, but they declined and eventually fall under Roman rule in 1st century AD

 

[ThomasPowers]

Thanks; rather pre-viking time period!  Spurs look rather aggressive unless they were barding their horses.  Most of the knives have wittle tangs.