Gundestrup Caldron
Celtic ritual vessel
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portrayal of Cernunnos
- In Cernunnos
…to be portrayed on the Gundestrup Caldron, a silver vessel found at Gundestrup in Jutland, Denmark, and dating to about the 1st century bce.
Read More - In Celtic religion: Zoomorphic deities
The interior relief of the Gundestrup Caldron, a 1st-century-bc vessel found in Denmark, provides a striking depiction of the antlered Cernunnos as “Lord of the Animals,” seated in the yogic lotus position and accompanied by a ram-headed serpent; in this role he closely resembles the Hindu god Śiva in the…
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