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Celtic Pottery Vessel
A Celtic pottery vessel from La Marne, France. It shows typical Celtic design features with its curvilinear shape and motifs in black on a red background. 4th century BCE. Height: 30 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Repaired Greek Cup
A 5th century BCE drinking cup (kylix) from Attica which was imported and then repaired using gold by Celtic craftworkers. (Historisches Museum, Bern)
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Matzhausen Linsenflasche
The Matzhausen Linsenflasche, a fine example of a type of Celtic flask. It dates to the 4th century BCE and was discovered at the site of that name in Austria. (Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Berlin)
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Reconstructed Roman Pilum
Reconstructed Roman pila used in a reenactment show of Legio XV from Pram, Austria, 2005 CE.
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The Pfalzfeld Pillar
A fine early example of the Celtic carved pillar is the 5th-4th century BCE Pfalzfeld Pillar from near St. Goar, Germany. The pillar is 1.48 metres (4 ft 8 in) tall and was once topped by a head. Divided into four sides by vertical cable...
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Bacon's Rebellion: The Burning of Jamestown
The Burning of Jamestown. Illustration by Howard Pyle, from page 120 of Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History: from 458 A.D. to 1905 by Benson John Lossing, Ed. Vol 5 of 10, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905 CE. The image depicts...
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Ruins of Jamestown after Bacon's Rebellion
Ruins of Jamestown, 1676. Illustration from page 45 of A School History of the United States, from the Discovery of America to the Year 1878 by David B. Scott, New York, Harper & brothers, 1879 CE. The engraving depicts the ruins of Jamestown...
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Powhatan's Chimney
Powhatan's Chimney, Wicomico, Glouchester County, Virginia, USA, built in the 19th century CE. The monument rebuilt the ruin of a 17th-century CE structure thought to have been the chimney of a house built by Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631...
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Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, painting by the American artist Peter F. Rothermel (l. 1817-1895 CE), 1852 CE. The painting depicts the patriot Patrick Henry proclaiming, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" in...
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Tarasque de Noves
The ‘Tarasque de Noves’ is a Celtic limestone sculpture of a seated hound from southern Gaul. The creature has each of its paws resting on a severed human head and is eating a third victim whose arm hangs from its snarling mouth. The sculpture...