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Celtic Trimino

The aim of the learning game is to form matching pairs (image/term). Of course, the template must first be cut into triangles. In the reading text you will find out more about the objects shown.

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Büstengefäß

bust vessel

The bust depicts a Nubian boy. The short neck develops into the childlike head with full cheeks and thick, slightly parted lips. The short and wide nose sits between the wide-set eyes with drilled pupils.

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Schliffglasbecher

Cut glass mug

The conical cup with a rounded base has an elaborate figurative notch cut decoration. The edge that had been chipped off from the glassmaker's pipe had been reground; two parallel grooves run underneath the edge.

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