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Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

CELTIC GODDESS

CELTIC GODDESS -OUTER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Originally, there were eight plates on the outside of the Gundestrup Cauldron, seven of these have survived.  Each...

CELTIC GODDESS

CELTIC GODDESS -OUTER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Originally, there were eight plates on the outside of the Gundestrup Cauldron, seven of these have survived.  Each...

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD London, Bronze, first century bc This is one of the most celebrated examples of metalwork from Iron Age Britian.  Constructed from four pieces of bronze attached to...

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD London, Bronze, first century bc This is one of the most celebrated examples of metalwork from Iron Age Britian.  Constructed from four pieces of bronze attached to...

SILVER DISC

SILVER DISC Villa Vecchia, Manerbio sul Mella, Italy, first century bc This disc is part of a find that was made at a grave in Cenomani territory.  It is a...

SILVER DISC

SILVER DISC Villa Vecchia, Manerbio sul Mella, Italy, first century bc This disc is part of a find that was made at a grave in Cenomani territory.  It is a...

THE WITHAM SHIELD

THE WITHAM SHIELD Lincolnshire, bronze, third/second century bc In 1826, this spectacular item was dredged up from the river Witham in Lincolnshire.  It had probably been placed in the water...

THE WITHAM SHIELD

THE WITHAM SHIELD Lincolnshire, bronze, third/second century bc In 1826, this spectacular item was dredged up from the river Witham in Lincolnshire.  It had probably been placed in the water...