Hand of Irulegi
The Hand of Irulegi is a late Iron Age archaeological artifact unearthed in 2021 during excavations in the archaeological site of Irulegi (Navarre), next to the medieval castle of Irulegi, located in the municipality of Aranguren, Spain. The bronze artifact has the distinctive shape of a right hand with extended fingers. It has five separate strings of letters, probably corresponding to five or more words, carved on the side that represents the back of a hand. At the time of its discovery, it constituted the earliest known attestation of a Basque word (with the exception of proper names) by around 1000 years.
| Hand of Irulegi | |
|---|---|
| Year | Between 80 and 72 BC |
| Medium | bronze |
| Subject | hand-shaped charm |
| Dimensions | 143.1 mm × 127.9 mm (5.63 in × 5.04 in) |
| Weight | 35.9 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Location | Aranguren, Navarre, Spain |
| Website | Aranzadi Science Society |
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