Ancient Celtic Bronze Votive Axe Hallstatt Culture 8th-5th Century BC Viking WeaAncient Celtic Bronze Votive Axe Hallstatt Culture 8th 5th Century BC Collector An exceptional and rare ancient bronze votive axe from a private collection, presented in a fitted wooden display box with red velvet lining. A printed label identifies it as a Celtic Votive Ax, Hallstatt Culture, 8th to 5th Century BC. The Hallstatt culture (c. 800450 BC) was the dominant Central European Celtic civilization of the early Iron Age, centered in the Austrian