about dgampt

The General Directorate of Monuments Administration and Tourist Promotion of Hunedoara County (GDMATP) is a public institution under the coordination of the Hunedoara County Council that was established in 2021 with the main purpose of protecting and enhancing the Dacian fortresses from the Orăștiei Mountains, as well as the historical monuments and memorial houses of local interest. The promotion of cultural values, the tourism promotion of Hunedoara County, and the contribution through specific means to the sustainable development of the county are clear objectives for GDMATP Hunedoara

IRON ANVIL

Iron anvil

Inventory number

60536

Location

Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization from Deva

Description

The iron anvil is shaped like a truncated pyramid. The lower part was fixed in a wooden support. On the upper part, iron pieces were processed by repeated beating with iron sledge-hammers or hammers. This type of anvils was used in the workshops that functioned in antiquity in the settlement of Grădiștea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia.