EditorialGold Coin of the Parisii, last quarter 2nd century B.C., Made in Paris, Celtic, Gold, 13/16 ? 7/8 ? 1/16 in., 0.2oz. (2.1 ? 2.3 ? 0.2 cm, 6.8g), Coins, The Celts probably began striking coins in the 200s b.c. after receiving gold and silver pieces from...
EditorialTerret (Rein Guide), 1?100, Celtic or Roman, Copper alloy, champlev? enamel, Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (7.9 x 10.2 x 3.1 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, The Celts? use of chariots in warfare was legendary in the ancient world. This terret, made at the tim...
EditorialGold Coin of the Veneti or Namneti, mid-2nd century B.C., Celtic, Gold, 3/4 ? 13/16 ? 1/8 in., 0.3oz. (1.9 ? 2.1 ? 0.3 cm, 7.9g), Coins, The Celts probably began striking coins in the 200s b.c. after receiving gold and silver pieces from Hellenistic ki...
EditorialBard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving.
EditorialBronze burmese. Except for decay and gray-gray or green dirt deposits on the surface, as well as some butts, perfectly preserved. Gold-blonde Bronze Age still here and there, especially below, about. Thin-walled cast, soldered in afterwards, separately...
EditorialBard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving.
EditorialMarble statue of a fighting Gaul, Late Hellenistic, 2nd or 1st century B.C., Greek, Marble, Island, Height (Overall): 40 in. (101.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, Said to be from Cerveteri, Italy.. This figure can be identified by its trousers as one of the bar...
EditorialThe puy de Dome, 1465 m, is the highest of the ancient volcanos of the Auvergne. Celts and Romans made it a place of worship; Pascal conducted his experiments on the weight of air on the Puy de Dome in 1653.
EditorialTerret (Rein Guide), 1?100, Celtic or Roman, Copper alloy, champlev? enamel, Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (7.9 x 10.2 x 3.1 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, The Celts? use of chariots in warfare was legendary in the ancient world. This terret, made at the tim...
EditorialA wicker man, filled with human sacrifices, waiting to be burned. The wicker man ritual was described by Julius Caesar in Book Six of The Gallic War, in which he describes the customs of the Celts of Gaul. Britannia Antiqua Illustrata: or, the antiquit...
EditorialGouge, before 16th century (?), Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya (?), Stone, Height 3-5/8 in., Stone-Implements, Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as ?celts,? were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. C...
EditorialAdze, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Chiapas, Maya (?), Stone, Height 4-7/16 in., Stone-Implements, Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as ?celts,? were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and Central America....
EditorialThe puy de Dome, 1465 m, is the highest of the ancient volcanos of the Auvergne. Celts and Romans made it a place of worship; Pascal conducted his experiments on the weight of air on the Puy de Dome in 1653.
EditorialGouge, before 16th century (?), Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya (?), Stone, Height 3-5/8 in., Stone-Implements, Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as ?celts,? were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. C...
EditorialAdze, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Chiapas, Maya (?), Stone, Height 4-7/16 in., Stone-Implements, Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as ?celts,? were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and Central America....
EditorialRing, 4th century B.C., Celtic, Gold, Overall: 1 x 1 x 1 in., 0lb. (2.6 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm, 15.2g), Metalwork-Gold, These rings evoke the splendor of the Celts and their love of personal adornment. The upper ring is one of the most lavish surviving example...
EditorialGold Coin of the Parisii, last quarter 2nd century B.C., Made in Paris, Celtic, Gold, 13/16 ? 7/8 ? 1/16 in., 0.2oz. (2.1 ? 2.3 ? 0.2 cm, 6.8g), Coins, The Celts probably began striking coins in the 200s b.c. after receiving gold and silver pieces from...
EditorialRing, 4th?5th century B.C., Celtic, Gold, Overall: 1 x 5/8 in., 0lb. (2.6 x 1.6 cm, 12g), Metalwork-Gold, This ring evokes the splendor of the Celts and their love of personal adornment. Its combination of tendril motifs echo symmetrical designs that a...
EditorialTerret (Rein Guide), 1?100, Celtic or Roman, Copper alloy, champlev? enamel, Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (7.9 x 10.2 x 3.1 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, The Celts? use of chariots in warfare was legendary in the ancient world. This terret, made at the tim...
EditorialRing, 4th?5th century B.C., Celtic, Gold, Overall: 7/8 x 13/16 x 11/16 in., 0lb. (2.3 x 2 x 1.8 cm, 3g), Metalwork-Gold, These rings evoke the splendor of the Celts and their love of personal adornment. The upper ring is one of the most lavish survivin...
EditorialGold Coin of the Veneti or Namneti, mid-2nd century B.C., Celtic, Gold, 3/4 ? 13/16 ? 1/8 in., 0.3oz. (1.9 ? 2.1 ? 0.3 cm, 7.9g), Coins, The Celts probably began striking coins in the 200s b.c. after receiving gold and silver pieces from Hellenistic ki...
EditorialFigure-Celt Pendant, 1st?5th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Stone-Ornaments, The slender celt-form pendants of Central America, worn about the neck on a thong, had a serious presence during the early centuries A....
EditorialNeck Ring, 400?300 BC, Made in southern Germany or Switzerland, Celtic, Copper alloy with remains of glass paste inlays, Overall: 5 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 3/4 in., 0lb. (15.1 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm, 171g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This torque, or neck ring, is an ele...
EditorialMarble statue of a fighting Gaul, Late Hellenistic, 2nd or 1st century B.C., Greek, Marble, Island, Height (Overall): 40 in. (101.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, Said to be from Cerveteri, Italy.. This figure can be identified by its trousers as one of the bar...
EditorialHarpoon, 1500?1000 B.C., India, Copper, W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Metalwork, These anthropomorphic figures, harpoons, ax blades (celts), and antennae swords were cast and hammered from unalloyed copper. They may be dated to 1500 to 100...
EditorialBard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving.
EditorialHuman figure surrounded by ornaments. Reverse of a silver coin in circulation among the Danubian Celts. Imitation of the Tetra-Drachm of Thasos, Greece. Diameter 2.5 cm.