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Bowl, gold. c. 1100 BCE. Zurich-Altstetten. Canton of Zurich. With images of stags and does grazing under round suns and crescent moons, this heavy vessel made of pure gold depicts both heaven and earth. It was buried by a farming community as a gift to the gods in the hope that this would bring fertility to their fields and livestock.
Swiss National Museum. Find out more: The Gold Digger of Altstetten.
Museum, S. N. (2019, January 23). Bronze Age Gold Bowl, 1100 BCE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9876/
Museum, Swiss N. "Bronze Age Gold Bowl, 1100 BCE." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 23, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9876/.
Museum, Swiss N. "Bronze Age Gold Bowl, 1100 BCE." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Jan 2019. Web. 26 Feb 2021.
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