The Basse-Yutz Flagons were discovered in 1927 in Basse-Yutz, France.
Evidence
These richly decorated flagons were stumbled on in 1927 by workmen digging in Basse-Yutz. Nothing quite like them had ever been found in western Europe before, and the strangeness of their style and decoration led many experts to assume that they must be fakes. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 470
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 470
- XREF: connects to: The Basse-Yutz Flagons were made about 2,500 years ago. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 470