page_title: Avanton Gold Cone
hierarchical_section_title: Avanton Gold Cone
caption_attribution_description: "Cône d'Avanton", or, âge du bronze, 1500-1250 av. JC, musée des antiquités nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
context_page_description: The Avanton Gold Cone or Avanton Cone is a late Bronze Age artefact, belonging to the group of Golden hats, only four of which are known so far.
  The Avanton Cone was the second such object to be discovered. It was found in 1844 in a field near the village of Avanton, about 12 km north of Poitiers, France. The object was damaged; comparison with other finds suggests that a part is missing. The remaining part of the Avanton cone is 55 cm long and weighs 285 g. Originally dated to the Middle Bronze and suggested to be a fertility symbol, it now appears to be of later date and more complex function.
  The Avanton Cone is on display in the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris.
context_section_description: The Avanton Gold Cone or Avanton Cone (French: Cône d'Or d'Avanton or French: Cône d'Avanton) is a late Bronze Age artefact, belonging to the group of Golden hats, only four of which are known so far. 
  The Avanton Cone was the second such object to be discovered (after the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt). It was found in 1844 in a field near the village of Avanton, about 12 km north of Poitiers, France. The object was damaged; comparison with other finds suggests that a part (the brim) is missing. The remaining part of the Avanton cone is 55 cm long and weighs 285 g. Originally dated to the Middle Bronze and suggested to be a fertility symbol, it now appears to be of later date and more complex function (see Golden hats).
  The Avanton Cone is on display in the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris.
caption: The Avanton cone
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