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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (45822)1/30/2014 5:23:02 AM
From: Solon  Respond to of 69300
 
That last line is a pretty strong case for a Thracian origin: However, as the article makes clear, there are a lot of elements present--even the Buddha! Amazing the work and time and devotion given by such artisans.

"More recently, Anders Bergquist found that the shoes of the deity with zig-zag bindings are exactly the same type as those found in Thracian silver repoussé from Sãlistea and Durentsi. His discovery seems to confirm the eastern influence on the Gundestrup Cauldron for no such examples have been found in the Celtic West."

"featuring figures of real and imaginary animals"

Imagination. Our second greatest gift...