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English: Gundestrup, Denmark.

150-0 BC

This cauldron is made from 13 silver plates. The hammered and gilded plates weigh almost 9 kg. On the outside, large deities are accompanied by small humans, animals and mythical creatures in pairs. Interior shows scenes populated with many figures, both human and animals. One of them shows a parade of warriors carrying a carnyx, a Celtic trumpet.

Kunst der Kelten, Historisches Museum Bern.

Art of the Celts, Historic Museum of Bern.
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Xuan Che at https://flickr.com/photos/69275268@N00/4121249312. It was reviewed on 20 February 2017 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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