The Greco-Illyrian Helmet of Găvojdia / The History of Romania in One Object
Mon, Feb 08
|Online Event
A beautiful example of Early Iron Age craftsmanship
Time & Location
Feb 08, 2021, 2:00 PM EST
Online Event
About The Event
The third season of our series The History of Romania in One Object, which re-creates the past of Romania’s most diverse region, the Banat, through striking artifacts, continues with another astonishing piece. Learn more about the Greco-Illyrian Helmet of Găvojdia, a beautiful example of Early Iron Age craftsmanship and of the cultural connections between the Banat and the north-western Balkans during the 6th-5th centuries BC.
Text and video presentation by archaeologist Andrei Georgescu. Film concept by Ana Tudor and Adrian Tudor. A series developed in partnership with The National Museum of Banat in Timișoara and the Timiș County Council.
Watch and read on our FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE and WEBSITE from Monday, February 8, 2 p.m. EST (or anytime later).
Andrei Georgescu has been an archaeologist with the National Museum of Banat in Timișoara since 2014. His research focuses on the Late Iron Age period in the Carpathian Basin. He took his…