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Catalog No. 876
Pottery, relief, 6.0L, pewter lid.
Text:
�Heimkehr der Deutschen aus der Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald.�
(Return of the Germans from the Battle in Teutoburg Forest.)
Central image taken from an 1894 painting entitled �Heimkehr der Deutschen aus der Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald� (Return of the Germans from the Battle in Teutoburg Forest) by Paul Thumann (1834-1908).
In the Battle of Teutoburg Forest (9 A.D.) an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions, resulting in a permanent halt to the expansion plans of the Roman Empire into territories east of the Rhine river.
See also No. 877.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $550-$700
Ltd-color: $400-$550
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