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Late Hallstatt culture (around 500 BCE)

A large number of hollow bronze rings was found in the Kriegenbrunn burial mound, which, on account of their uniform appearance, suggest the existence of a specialised craft with a firmly established manufacturing process.

Modern attempts at reproduction require the following steps:

First, a bronze platelet is cast as a blank, which is then shaped by beating with a punch on a work surface made from pitch, resin, and rock dust. During this process, the piece must be reheated several times to preserve its malleability. When it is bent into its final shape, one end is inserted into the other.

The originality of the manufacturing process, as well as the simplicity of the tools used, leave us to assume that Hallstatt culture hollow rings were not made in any other way. Obviously, a method had been discovered that could not be improved on significantly.