Text, Berlin Gold Hat

Golden Hats of the Bronze Age | The 'Berlin Gold Hat' is one of the most significant creations of Bronze Age goldsmithing craftsmanship. Its origin is uncertain. It was purchased from an antiques dealer in 1996, in order to preserve it for posterity and to make it accessible to the public. There are three further known golden hats: two from southern Germany and one from France. It is likely that the 'Berlin Gold Hat' also originates somewhere north of the Alps. Only few other artefacts are able to convey a similar amount of detailed knowledge regarding symbols of power, belief systems and technical achievement. The ornamentation on the hat is particularly fascinating. A complicated numerative system is enciphered within, enabling calendrical calculations relating particularly to determining the 19-year cycle of the sun and the moon.