File:Clevelandart 1955.555.jpg
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[edit]Celtic Head
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Celtic Head |
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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. |
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| Date | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Sandstone with traces of original red paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 30 x 31 x 24 cm (11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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1955.555 |
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| Place of creation | Northern England (Romano-British), Migration period, 2nd-3rd centuries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirsch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.555 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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