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Köngen, Germany. About 200 AD

The motif of the "Lady of the Animals" lives on this religious depiction. Flanked by two horses, Epona is shown sitting on a throne holding a fruit basket on her lap. The Celtic goddess was revered as the patroness for wagoners. She was also popular among the military. The images was mainly occurred in the provinces of Gaul and Germania.

Kunst der Kelten, Historisches Museum Bern.

Art of the Celts, Historic Museum of Bern.
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Author Xuan Che from New York City
Camera location46° 56′ 34.41″ N, 7° 26′ 57.71″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Xuan Che at https://flickr.com/photos/69275268@N00/4121249698. It was reviewed on 17 January 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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