Osher History Ireland Scotland Wales 1b

Vix gold torque, 6th century BCDiscovered at Vix, now housed at the Musée du Pays du Châtillonnais à Catillon-sur-Seine, France.

Vix craterLargest ever found, 5 ft tall and 13 ft wide. Made in Greece or southern Italy.

Detail of Vix crater with chariots

The Gundestrup Cauldron, 2nd-1st century BC.The original La Tene site was discovered in the mid-19th century at

Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland. The Cauldron is La Tene, but was found in Gundestrup, Denmark in a bog. Housed in National Museum of

Denmark.

Detail from Gundestrup cauldron

Warrior with boar helmet.

Detail from Gundestrup cauldronThe men are playing carnyxes,

which were war horns.

Detail of Gundestrup CauldronThe horned god Cernunnos.

Detail of Gundestrup cauldronCauldron of rebirth? Or human sacrifice?

La Tene helmet, 1st century BCFound in the Rhine River, near Mainz. Housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg.

Waterloo helmet, 150-50 BCFound in the River Thames, London. Housed in the British Museum.

Agris helmet, 350 BCFound buried in a cave in Agris,

France. Housed in the

Musée d’Angoulême

Romanian Bird helmet, 4th century BCFound in a cemetery in Ciumeşti, Romania. Housed at the National Museum of Romanian History.

Battersea Shield, 1st century BC/1st century ADFound in the River Thames,

London. Housed in the

British Museum. 30.6 inches long.

Witham Shield, 3rd-2nd century BC

Found in the Witham River, Lincolnshire,

England. Housed in the British Museum,

London. 3.39 ft long.

Mirror, 1st century BCFound in Desborough,

Northamptonshire, England.

Housed in the British Museum.

British gold coinModeled after Roman coins, circa late 1st century BC/early 1st century AD. Associated with Catuvellauni tribe.