The Gundestrup Cauldron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
silver vessel
gptkbp:condition restored from fragments
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Celtic
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:National_Museum_of_Denmark
gptkbp:date 1st century BCE
2nd century BCE
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:deity
animals
mythological scenes
gptkbp:depictedIn warriors
horned god (possibly Cernunnos)
animals such as dogs, bulls, and boars
gptkbp:diameter about 69 cm
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1891
gptkbp:discoveryContext found dismantled in a peat bog
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:National_Museum_of_Denmark,_Copenhagen
gptkbp:fabricationProcess gilding
repoussé
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Rævemose_bog
gptkbp:height about 42 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gundestrup Cauldron
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Gundestrup,_Denmark
gptkbp:material silver
gptkbp:originDebate possibly Thracian
possibly Dacian
possibly Gaulish
gptkbp:panelType 1 base plate
5 inner panels
7 outer panels
gptkbp:pieceCount 13
gptkbp:significance largest known example of European Iron Age silverwork
important for study of Celtic religion
gptkbp:subjectOf museum exhibitions
numerous scholarly articles
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite not listed
gptkbp:weight about 9 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cauldron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6