Werner Forman Archive

WESTERN CELTS

 

Art, artefacts and evocative landscapes illustrating the history and culture of the Celts.

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The ceremonial or votive "Battersea Shield".

Celtic, 2nd-1st C BC.

British Museum, London.

Head of the Celtic goddess Brigit.

Kerguilly en Dineault, Finistere, France, 1st C AD. Musees de Rennes.

Sword handle in the shape of a human figure.

Co. Donegal, Ireland, 1st C BC. National Museum of Ireland.

  

 

Ceramic pot from England.

Maiden Castle, 3rd-1st C BC. Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society.

Gold votive offering representing a ship. Found at Broighter, Co. Derry.

Ireland, 1st C BC- 1st C AD.

National Museum of Ireland.

The Kermaria Stone. Found at Kermaria en Pont-L'Abbe, Finistere.

France, 4th C BC.

Musee de Antiquites Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

 

 

Scene of human sacrifice from the Gundestrup Cauldron.

National Museum, Copenhagen.

Chased bronze fitting representing a horse's head.

Found at Stanwick, Yorkshire, 1st C AD. British Museum, London.

Bronze ceremonial jugs, showing strong Etrusco-Italian influence.

Found at Basse-Yutz, Moselle, France, 4th C BC. British Museum, London.

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