Social Transformations and Resilience
Alexandra Pesch
The amazing goblet known as the ‘Tassilo Liutpirc Chalice’ is one of most significant archaeological objects from eighth century AD. Surprisingly, animal figures that adorn it have close parallels with creatures Germanic Animal styles fifth onwards. This paper explores deeply-rooted traditions behind this, and social, cultural political mechanisms sustained its continuity, transcending boundaries epochs religions. It argued a supra-regional network workshops was driving force in development this sophisticated imagery.
Current Swedish archaeology