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Celtic, Talisman/Amulet Tripod Bucket, ca. 700-350 BC

Copper alloy; 43mm/16.2gm

Con/ About As Cast; as seen in the photo, a connector loop above a tripod attached to the hollow bucket; three round  lugs and three heart-shaped below them, one broken off in antiquity. Beneath the bucket, one central loop and three about the edge, two broken off long ago.

Seller's Note/ The ancient Celtic tribes all had an especial affinity with water, whether birds, boats, rivers, swamps, springs, streams, and even wells. The use and significance of this Celtic artifact is moot. Did it have ritual purposes as a talisman or amulet by the wearer to give protection against evil, danger, or disease? Of course, it could have been worn as a necklace with other adornments attached to the the multiple loops below? But that is rather doubtful...Either way. this is a very rare Celtic artifact!

Ground-found in the environs of a small Celtic settlement south of the River Drava, Croatia.