Gundestrup cauldron
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The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated, silver ritual vessel from the Iron Age, renowned for its intricate mythological scenes and as one of the most important surviving masterpieces of Celtic art.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gundestrup cauldron reliefs | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic art masterpiece
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archaeological artifact ⓘ ritual vessel ⓘ silver cauldron ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic religion
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sacrificial deposition in bog ⓘ |
| culture | Celtic ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Museum of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatedOrigin |
Danubian region hypothesis
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Gaulish craftsmanship hypothesis ⓘ Thracian craftsmanship hypothesis ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
anthropomorphic figures
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mythological scenes ⓘ repoussé reliefs ⓘ zoomorphic motifs ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 69 centimeters ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Rævemose bog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Himmerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Gundestrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| estimatedDate |
1st century BCE
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2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| hasPart |
base plate
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bull-slaying scene plate ⓘ exterior plates with processional scenes ⓘ female deities plate ⓘ handles ⓘ interior plate with antlered figure ⓘ lion and griffin hunting scene plate ⓘ warrior immersion scene plate ⓘ |
| height | approximately 42 centimeters ⓘ |
| iconography |
antlered god often compared to Cernunnos
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bulls ⓘ dogs ⓘ goddesses ⓘ musicians ⓘ serpents ⓘ warriors in procession ⓘ |
| manufacturingTechnique |
gilding traces
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repoussé ⓘ soldering ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| period | Iron Age ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for Iron Age religious iconography
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one of the most important surviving works of Celtic art ⓘ |
| use | ritual use ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 9 kilograms ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Gundestrup cauldron reliefs