The Kuffern Situla; a bronze carved bucket of the late Hallstatt period, of 400 BCE ca, discovered near Kuffern, Austria. Its upper part bears reliefs around the lip: here, two athletes in a boxing/fighting scene [up], & a chariot-race [down]. Natural hist. mus. of Vienna, nr. PA17036 [2806 x 3895]
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* in the Natural history museum of Vienna [https://web.archive.org/web/20231221215621/http://objekte.nhm-wien.ac.at/objekt/th74/ob80](https://web.archive.org/web/20231221215621/http://objekte.nhm-wien.ac.at/objekt/th74/ob80)
* a 3d model in [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/situla-from-kuffarn-nhmw-prae-17036-3a6cc51611d6466e82273b43a80f33c1](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/situla-from-kuffarn-nhmw-prae-17036-3a6cc51611d6466e82273b43a80f33c1)
* comp. from hotos by Dan Diffendale in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/52859864478/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/52859864478/) & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/52859603584/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/52859603584/)
Wow, that’s exceptionally well-preserved. Rare to find old bronze in this condition.
Its quite similar to the [Vače Situla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va%C4%8De_Situla) found nearby in Slovenia from the Illyrians. The art style of the characters differs though. This must have been made by Celtic peoples, right?