The area around the village of
Vix in northern
Burgundy,
France is the site of an important
prehistoric complex from the
Celtic Late
Hallstatt and Early
La Tène periods, comprising an important fortified settlement and several
burial mounds. The most famous of the latter, the
Vix Grave, also known as the grave of the
Lady of Vix, dates to circa 500 BC. Her grave had never been looted and contained remarkably rich grave offerings (collectively sometimes known as the
Trésor de Vix), including a great deal of jewellery and the
Vix krater, the largest known metal vessel from Western
classical antiquity, being 1.63 m (5'4") in height.