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The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel, thought to date from between 200 BC and 300 AD, [1] [2] or more narrowly between 150 BC and 1 BC. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This places it within the late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age .
The account by Strabo is very similar to one of the scenes depicted on the Gundestrup cauldron, ... but its size stands out. It was 1.64 m tall, weighed 208 kg, and ...
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the Gundestrup cauldron, made in the 2nd or 1st century BC, found at Gundestrup, Denmark; a Bronze Age cauldron found at Hassle, Sweden; Ceremonial cauldrons from the ancient Armenian state of Urartu; the cauldron where the Olympic Flame burns for the duration of the Olympic Games; Cauldrons known only through myth and literature include: Dagda ...
The famous silver "Gundestrup cauldron" was found in the minor bog of Rævemosen less than 1 km to the north of Borremose in 1891. A bronze kettle made by Etruscans around 300 BC, has also been unearthed in the nearby bog of Mosbæk in 1875. [3]
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A few among many famous examples of repoussé and chasing are the prehistoric Gundestrup cauldron, the mask on the mummy of Tutankhamun, the body armours of the Bronze Age, the copper ornaments made by the Native Americans in the Southeastern United States, and the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
Cernunnos on the Gundestrup cauldron. The nude, hooved figure has been widely received as a Gallic god. [1]: 63 Héron de Villefosse recognised the statue as a depiction of a god and drew comparison with the deer-antlered figure on the Gundestrup cauldron, now recognised as a depiction of the Celtic stag-god Cernunnos. [5]