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title: Celtic Torc, Vix Burial
author: Karsten Wentink
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13582/celtic-torc-vix-burial/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Celtic Torc, Vix Burial

_Authored by Karsten Wentink_

## Image File

[![Celtic Torc, Vix Burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13582.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13582.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) neck torc from the [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) Vix [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/), Châtillon-sur-Seine, in northeast France close to a fortified Celtic site or [oppidum](https://www.worldhistory.org/oppidum/) and in the vicinity of at least four more burials. Discovered undisturbed, the princely burial dates to the late 6th- or early 5th century BCE

## Cite This Work

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Wentink, K. (2021, March 09). Celtic Torc, Vix Burial. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13582/celtic-torc-vix-burial/>
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Wentink, Karsten. "Celtic Torc, Vix Burial." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13582/celtic-torc-vix-burial/>.
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Wentink, Karsten. "Celtic Torc, Vix Burial." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13582/celtic-torc-vix-burial/>.

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