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The Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La Te_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.

The Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La Te_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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The Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La Te_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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