Recovered Hoards
The Vix Grave
Found 1953 · Burgundy, France
FoundThe prize. A Celtic princess and a giant krater
Where. Burgundy, France
Status. Found
Where. Burgundy, France
Status. Found
The account
A Celtic princess buried in Burgundy was found with the largest bronze vessel of the ancient world, a krater that held a thousand liters of wine.
How it was found
- Excavated in 1953 near Vix in Burgundy, the burial of a Celtic woman of high rank, laid out with the largest bronze vessel to survive from the ancient world, the Vix krater.
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