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title: Female Deity, Gundestrup Cauldron
author: Xuan Che
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13391/female-deity-gundestrup-cauldron/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Female Deity, Gundestrup Cauldron
_Authored by Xuan Che_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13391.jpg)
## Image Caption
A detail of the gilded [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [Gundestrup Cauldron](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gundestrup_Cauldron/) showing a female [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) deity. Likely 1st century BCE, produced in the Balkans but found in Denmark in 1891 CE. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Che, X. (2021, February 08). Female Deity, Gundestrup Cauldron. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Che, Xuan. "Female Deity, Gundestrup Cauldron." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 08, 2021. .
### MLA
Che, Xuan. "Female Deity, Gundestrup Cauldron." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Feb 2021, .
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