Sujet
Celtic Head, 100-300. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Celtic Head, 100-300. This stone head has never been attached to a torso. It is known from ancient literary sources that the Celts, who originally occupied most of northern Europe from Hungary to the British Isles, practiced ritualistic veneration of the human head. For the Celts, the human head represented the seat of mankind?s magical energy. Stone heads similar to this one have survived in large numbers, especially in the upland regions of northern England (the Pennines, the Peak District, and Cumbria) where this one was undoubtedly made by British Celts during the Roman occupation. Such stone heads were probably placed in religious shrines or grottos generally associated with springs, well heads, or natural landmarks for ritual veneration.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F75_011
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
45,8Mo (2,2Mo) / 31,4cm x 36,6cm / 3704 x 4323 (300dpi)