Bull Panel, Gundestrup Cauldron

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Mark Cartwright
by Claude Valette
published on 15 February 2021
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A panel from the Gundestrup Cauldron showing the sacrifice of three bulls by three warriors. There are also three hunting dogs and three felines, perhaps leopards

The Gundestrup Cauldron was found in Denmark in 1891 CE but was produced in the Balkans. Gilded silver, likely 1st century BCE. The designs show gods and warriors inspired by the Celtic culture. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen)

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Valette, C. (2021, February 15). Bull Panel, Gundestrup Cauldron. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13428/bull-panel-gundestrup-cauldron/

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