Hand of Irulegi

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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

The Hand of Irulegi is a late Iron Age archaeological artifact unearthed in 2021 during excavations in the archaeological site of Irulegi (Navarre) [eu],^[1] 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.