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· by wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social ·1d ago · view on bsky.app ↗

This Friday we are continuing our #FindsFriday work experience selection. In July we asked work experience students to pick their favourite item from the museums display, so today's Finds Friday is The Marlborough Bucket.

The smaller fragments of the Marlborough bucket. It shows the top part of a face with the bottom half missing. There is the back end of a horse and the last section shows parts of two figures coming together
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The smaller fragments of the Marlborough bucket. It shows the top part of a face with the bottom half missing. There is the back end of a horse and the last section shows parts of two figures coming together

#findsfriday

1 comments — live from bluesky

Wiltshire Museum · 7 · 1d ago
Ed liked that the interesting find gives a glimpse into the metalworking process of the Ancient Celtic people. 'Even though there are just fragments left, I find the faces on it rather impressive.
Wiltshire Museum · 7 · 1d ago
It reminds me of the Gundestrup Cauldron in Denmark – which depicts elements of the mysterious, and sometimes poorly understood, Celtic Pantheon.' You can read more about the Marlborough Bucket here: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/...