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A quick look at the Birkenfeld Museum
In the pre- and early-historical section of the Birkenfeld Museum
you will find, for example, bronzed Etruscan beak flagons
(beak-spouted jugs) from around 400 BC, which served as wine
jugs during festive meals and come from the Celtic princely tombs
of Hoppstädten and Siesbach; a multitude of Celtic jewelry; very
well preserved Roman spikes from different sites; Roman dishes
and cult objects; Roman sandstone sculptures, like, for example,
the eagle, which had a commanding post upon a pillar over the
Gallic-Roman tomb in Siesbach.
An important insight into the more recent history of the region
is offered by the local and folklore section, with its extensive
collections and exhibits. The opening hours are limited to Sunday
and Tuesday afternoons, but it is possible to make an arrangement
by telephone.
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Literature:
Museum Birkenfeld. Festschrift zum 75-jährigen Bestehen.
Mitteilungen des Vereins für Heimatkunde, Sonderheft 47; Bergweiler 1985.
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