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LOT 1540
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
IRON AGE CELTIC STONE HEAD
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
12 5/8 in. (7.7 kg total, 32 cm including stand).
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
12 5/8 in. (7.7 kg total, 32 cm including stand).
Sub-rectangular carved head with mount to the rear, elongated facial features, reserved disc eyes and wedge-shaped nose, slit mouth, rounded brow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Jackson, S., Celtic and Other Stone Heads, Shipley, 1973, item 56, for type.
FOOTNOTES:
The cult of the human head was prevalent in the Celtic world, being associated with warding-off evil spirits and bearing of good luck.
