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The Gundestrup cauldron; late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age.

The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel; thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD; placing it within the late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age. The cauldron is the largest known example of European Iron Age silver work. It was found in 1891 in a peat bog near the hamlet of Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland; Denmark.
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Title:
The Gundestrup cauldron; late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age.
Caption:
The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel; thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD; placing it within the late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age. The cauldron is the largest known example of European Iron Age silver work. It was found in 1891 in a peat bog near the hamlet of Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland; Denmark
Personalities:
IRON AGE
Credit:
Album / World History Archive
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Image size:
5220 x 2898 px | 43.3 MB
Print size:
44.2 x 24.5 cm | 17.4 x 9.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
CAULDRON • DANISH • DENMARK • GUNDESTRUP • IRON AGE • LA TENE • METALWORK • METALWORKS • MYTHOLOGY • NORSE • OBJECT • OBJECTS • ROMAN • SCANDINAVIAN • SILVER • UMBRELLA • VESSEL