Pendant with Celtic Satyr, Silver

Pendant with Celtic Satyr, Silver

A large celtic can made from bronze and probably filled with mediteranian wine or local mead was a gift for a celtic chieftain, burried at the hill Klein-Aspergle in southern Germany. The ancient greek figure of a Satyr with the ears of a goat was used as an ornament of the handle. Satyres belonged to the attendants of the god of the wine, Dyonisos, and had a high affinity to alcohol and sex. Size 43 x 26 mm, Made from high quality 925 silver.