Celtes et gaulois E2

Discovered in 1846 in a barrow tomb in the Seine Valley, between Châtillon-sur-Seine and Vix, the lébès (a tripod-mounted basin) from Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine is an exceptional artifact. The early date of its discovery has overshadowed the significance of the burial in which it was found. It was almost certainly a Celtic princely tomb. The individual buried beneath this mound was laid to rest on a four-wheeled chariot, fragments of which were found in the grave. The grave goods, similar in style to those from the tomb of the Lady of Vix, are nonetheless less prestigious—suggesting that this may have been the burial of an aristocrat who was subordinate to that woman.