The Gundestrup cauldron. Silver vessel. 200 BC and 300 AD. R

The Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La T?@ne period or early Roman Iron Age. Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland, Denmark. Ritual sacrifice of three bulls by three men with a sword. Each bull has a dog at its feet and another above its back. National Museum of Denmark

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