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tipa protocertosa, fibule z dolgo nogo in z zoomorfnim deposited in the grave, having transmitted a significant
zaključkom noge (kat. št. 17, 85–86, 92, 163–164), ki so message over many years (Mihovilić 1995; 2000; 2001a,
bile najpogosteje razširjene v jugovzhodnem predalp- 78; 2014, 194; Kukoč 2003).
skem, posoškem in venetskem prostoru (Mihovilić 2014,
From the late 8 and primarily over the course of the 7
th
th
196–198, 218–226; 2021, 514). Z venetskim kulturnim
century the links with the Veneti and the Soča River valley
krogom so tesnejše povezani tudi znameniti bronasti noži are most evident in the introduction of ceramic situlae
tipa Este in San Antonio (kat. št. 26–27) (Mihovilić 2014,
(cat. no. 39), used for the most part as urns. Ware of the
194). Lokalne delavnice so izdelovale žične in cevaste
Timavo type is also imported, while Histrian globular pots
ogrlice, zapestnice, uhane in številne obeske. Ogrlice so
are to be found in the necropolises of Veneto (Mihovilić
dodatno okrašene s prstanastimi obeski, cevčicami in z 2014, 194, 216). Becoming widely fashionable during this
jagodami, kar odraža razvito dekorativno vrednost, poudar-
period were pins with multipart heads, various types of
janje statusa ter verovanje v apotropejsko zaščito. V lokalni small cast fibulae, such as the conical types, with two
lončarski proizvodnji so opazni številni poskusi imitacije to three knobs on the bow, proto–Certosa type fibula,
uvoženih posod, ki pa jih zaznamuje slabša kakovost and fibulae having long feet with a zoomorphic terminal
izdelave (Mihovilić 2014, 212, 218–222; 2021, 513–514). (cat. nos. 17, 85–86, 92, 163, 164), most often distributed

across the southeastern cisalpine, Soča River valley, and
Elementi oborožitve, čeprav redki, kažejo na povezavo Venetic areas (Mihovilić 2014, 196–198, 218–226; 2021,
s Picenom in predalpskim zaledjem, zlasti z Dolenjsko. 514). Also closely related to the Venetic sphere are the
Stožčaste bronaste čelade tipa Novilara so najstarejše well–known bronze knives (of the Este and Sant’Antonio
čelade na območju Istre (kat. št. 24). Najdene so bile v types, cat. nos. 26, 27) (Mihovilić 2014, 194). Wire and
več histrskih grobiščih, kjer so bile prav tako uporabljene tubular necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and numerous
kot žare. Čelade kot obrambno orožje predstavljajo izrazit pendants were the work of local workshops. Necklac-
simbol moškega železnodobnih družb, ki označuje njegovo es were further adorned with annular pendants, small
vlogo v domu, skupnosti in tudi v transcendentalnem po- tubes, and beads, reflective of a developed appreciation
menu. So znak bojevnikov, vojaško-politične aristokracije, of decorative value that also drew attention to status,
vladarjev in junakov. Kot simbol moči in neranljivosti so the aesthetic, and the notion of apotropaic value. In the
postale metafora avtoritete najvišjih družbenih slojev. Iz local pottery we see numerous attempts – of significantly
železa so izdelani redki in močno poškodovani ukrivljeni lower quality – to imitate imported ware (Mihovilić 2014,
meči (mahaire) (kat. št. 116–117), najdeni tako v grobovih 212, 218–222; 2021, 513–514).
kot v depojskih najdbah (Mihovilić 1991; 2014, 200–202; Elements of weaponry, while rare, are associated with
2021, 514; Teržan 2007, 39–43; Borgna 2016a, 132–133).
the Piceni and the cisalpine hinterland, Lower Carniola
in particular. Conical bronze helmets of the Novilara type
Med luksuznimi predmeti izstopajo bronaste skodelice s
are the oldest known helmets found in Istria (cat. no. 24).
trakastim ročajem, prve bronaste situle, ciste in kotlički
They have been found at multiple Histrian necropolises,
s križnimi atašami, ki so predstavljali razkošno namizno where they have also been used as urns. As defensive
posodje za svečane ceremonije in obrede tako posvetnega armour, helmets are explicitly emblematic of the man in
kot verskega značaja (Cestnik 2009, 34–38; Borgna 2016b, Iron Age society; symbolic of his domain in the home, in
177–178; Mihovilić 2021, 514) (kat. št. 38, 40, 48, 176). the community, and in the transcendental sphere. They
formed a part of the warrior’s identity, and of the military/
Številne najdbe uvožene keramike še naprej pričajo o ne- political aristocracy, of rulers, and of heroes. As a symbol The Heroic Age of The Histri
posrednih stikih z Etrurijo in Daunijo. Z razvojem etruščan- of power and invulnerability, they were metaphoric of the

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