The Chiemsee Cauldron is a gold cauldron found at the bottom of Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria in 2001. The cauldron is ornamented with figures reminiscent of the style of the Gundestrup cauldron. It has a diameter of 50 cm and a height of 30 cm, and is made from 10.5 kg of 18 carat gold.
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Chiemsee Cauldron - History
... The Chiemsee Cauldron was discovered in 2001 by two local divers at the bottom of Lake Chiemsee, about 200m from the shore near Arlaching, Chieming municipality ... in the 1960s, had told him about a "golden cauldron weighing more than 10 kilograms, with a figurative ornament and manufactured by means of the paddle and anvil technique" which had been manufactured in Theodor Heiden ... Because of its association with the Nazi elite, the cauldron was dubbed "Hitler's bedpan" (Hitlers Nachttopf) by the media ...
... The Chiemsee Cauldron was discovered in 2001 by two local divers at the bottom of Lake Chiemsee, about 200m from the shore near Arlaching, Chieming municipality ... in the 1960s, had told him about a "golden cauldron weighing more than 10 kilograms, with a figurative ornament and manufactured by means of the paddle and anvil technique" which had been manufactured in Theodor Heiden ... Because of its association with the Nazi elite, the cauldron was dubbed "Hitler's bedpan" (Hitlers Nachttopf) by the media ...
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