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Celtic congress 1904 - A black and white photo of a group of people

Celtic congress 1904 - A black and white photo of a group of people

photograph of delegates at the Celtic Congress 1904, Caernarfon. Back row: Maggie Jones (harpist of Arfon); Mrs Gruffydd Richards (chief harpist of Gwent), David Roberts (blind harpist of Mawddwy), Gwyneth Vaug... More

Celtic - Ring Brooch - Walters 542342 - Detail

Celtic - Ring Brooch - Walters 542342 - Detail

This pin has decorative interlace panels and tri-lobed knots cast on its annular (circular) ring. Tri-lobed knots are often found in Irish illuminated manuscripts of the period where they are a symbol of the Tr... More

Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370 - Detail

Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370 - Detail

Called a "hand-pin" because it resembles the palm of the hand with the fingers pointing out at right angles, this pin served as a cloak fastener. Hand-pins were fashionable in Ireland and Scotland in the 6th a... More

Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370

Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370

Called a "hand-pin" because it resembles the palm of the hand with the fingers pointing out at right angles, this pin served as a cloak fastener. Hand-pins were fashionable in Ireland and Scotland in the 6th a... More

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back Detail A

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back Detail A

Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back Detail B

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back Detail B

Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back

Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341

Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341

Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More

Irish Celtic - Pin - Walters 571832 - Detail

Irish Celtic - Pin - Walters 571832 - Detail

This very unusual silver stick pin has a conical and rounded knob decorating its head and a shaft incised with a spiral line, possibly to catch the threads of the garment to prevent slipping once it was attache... More

Irish Celtic - Pin - Walters 571832

Irish Celtic - Pin - Walters 571832

This very unusual silver stick pin has a conical and rounded knob decorating its head and a shaft incised with a spiral line, possibly to catch the threads of the garment to prevent slipping once it was attache... More

Irish Celtic - Pin with Spiral Head - Walters 542340 - Detail

Irish Celtic - Pin with Spiral Head - Walters 542340 - Detail

This elegantly tapering bronze pin has an unusual finial made by dividing the stem at the head and curving one stem backward into a spiral. Spiral-headed pins with two outward curling spirals have been found in... More

Irish Celtic - Pin with Spiral Head - Walters 542340

Irish Celtic - Pin with Spiral Head - Walters 542340

This elegantly tapering bronze pin has an unusual finial made by dividing the stem at the head and curving one stem backward into a spiral. Spiral-headed pins with two outward curling spirals have been found in... More

Bijouterie gauloise et merovingienne, broderies bretonnes 1876 (69073602)

Bijouterie gauloise et merovingienne, broderies bretonnes 1876 (690736...

Polski: Tytuł: Bijouterie gauloise et mérovingienne, broderies bretonnesAdres wydawniczy: Paris : Firmin-Didot, 1876Gatunek: wydawnictwa popularneForma i typ: grafiki i rysunkiOpis fizyczny: [3] strony, [1] ka... More

God of Etang sur Arroux possible depiction of Cernunnos

God of Etang sur Arroux possible depiction of Cernunnos

God of Etang-sur-Arroux, possible depiction of Cernunnos. He wears a torc at the neck and on the chest. Two snakes with ram heads encircle him at the waist. Two cavities at the top of his head are probably des... More

Taranis Jupiter with wheel and thunderbolt Le Chatelet Gourzon Haute Marne

Taranis Jupiter with wheel and thunderbolt Le Chatelet Gourzon Haute M...

Taranis with wheel and thunderbolt Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rouelle votive wheels

Rouelle votive wheels

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Book of Kells: KellsFol291vPortJohn

Book of Kells: KellsFol291vPortJohn

The Book of Kells (Latin: Codex Cenannensis; Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I., sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, con... More

Notes on the Cross of Cong, detail

Notes on the Cross of Cong, detail

image from book about the Cross of Cong

Notes on the Cross of Cong, p13

Notes on the Cross of Cong, p13

book describing the Cross of Cong

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (4)

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (4)

Español: Casco de la tumba de un caudillo militar celta, Ciumești – necrópolis de incineración (distrito de Satu Mare, Rumanía), segunda mitad del siglo III a. C. – principios del siglo II a. C., Bucarest, Mus... More

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (1)

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (1)

Español: Casco de la tumba de un caudillo militar celta, Ciumești – necrópolis de incineración (distrito de Satu Mare, Rumanía), segunda mitad del siglo III a. C. – principios del siglo II a. C., Bucarest, Mus... More

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (2)

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (2)

Español: Casco de la tumba de un caudillo militar celta, Ciumești – necrópolis de incineración (distrito de Satu Mare, Rumanía), segunda mitad del siglo III a. C. – principios del siglo II a. C., Bucarest, Mus... More

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (3)

Casco de un caudillo militar celta - Ciumești (3)

Español: Casco de la tumba de un caudillo militar celta, Ciumești – necrópolis de incineración (distrito de Satu Mare, Rumanía), segunda mitad del siglo III a. C. – principios del siglo II a. C., Bucarest, Mus... More

Nevern Cross
Musée Picardie Archéo 05

Musée Picardie Archéo 05

Français : Buste de Bacchus juvénile, curseur de balance, bronze au plomb (15 kg), 3ème s. + JC. Trouvé à Dury, rocade sud d'Amiens. Musée de Picardie à Amiens.

Curious Bronze Relic found near the Estuary of the River Findhorn engraving by William Miller after Sir Thos Dick Lauder

Curious Bronze Relic found near the Estuary of the River Findhorn engr...

Curious Bronze Relic found near the Estuary of the River Findhorn, engraving by William Miller (paid £1-10-0 in iii 1827) after a sketch by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, published as Plate VI in Transactions of the S... More

Hereford Gospels - Gospel of St. John

Hereford Gospels - Gospel of St. John

Page from the Hereford Gospels, circa 780, illustrating the Gospel of John.

Wakeman-gillies-hole-inscriptions

Wakeman-gillies-hole-inscriptions

This is a screen-grab from a scanned public domain journal on archive.org (Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. X, 1870, p. 396), cropped to a woodcutting illustration. Illustration shows celtic design... More

Landesmuseum Württemberg-Keltische Ziegenböcke-0231311

Landesmuseum Württemberg-Keltische Ziegenböcke-0231311

Deutsch: Aufrecht stehende Ziegenböcke: Eichenholz, ursprünglich überzogen mit Rauschgelb, Brunnenschacht, Fellbach-Schmiden, 127 v. Chr.

Landesmuseum Württemberg-Ludwig I-0231321

Landesmuseum Württemberg-Ludwig I-0231321

Deutsch: Hirsch: Eichenholz, ursprünglich überzogen mit Rauschgelb, Brunnenschacht, Fellbach-Schmiden, 127 v. Chr.

Figures on one face of Shrine of Manchan

Figures on one face of Shrine of Manchan

The figures on one face of the Shrine of Manchan dating from about the eleventh century. They all represent laymen, and diminish in size to the right to suit the shape of the panel

Marson poteries BMR CLXI 53

Marson poteries BMR CLXI 53

Français : lithographies de Gastebois pour illustrer des parutions .

Pictish.stone.St.Vigeans - A stone with carvings on it
The shrine of St Manchin

The shrine of St Manchin

Replica of the "shrine of Saint Manchan", an ancient irish relic.

Tresor Marson BMR CLXI 51

Tresor Marson BMR CLXI 51

Français : lithographies de Gastebois pour illustrer des parutions . Public domain photograph of electrical equipment, power lines, engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Art Celte Applique Expo Clunydetail - A metal necklace with a circular design on it

Art Celte Applique Expo Clunydetail - A metal necklace with a circular...

Français : Celtic collar, dated 2nd or 3rd century AD (metal, including copper). photographed at Expo: Celts and Scandinavians, artistic encounters, 7th-12th century, 1st October 2008 - January 12, 2009, Musée... More

Art Celte Scotland Clunydetail - A close up of a gold clock on a table

Art Celte Scotland Clunydetail - A close up of a gold clock on a table

Français : Ornement de style celte. Origine : Ecosse, VIIème siècle, Cuivre et cristal de verre. Source Exposition : Celtes et Scandinaves, rencontres artistiques, VIIe-XIIe siècle, 1er octobre 2008 - 12 janvi... More

Art Celte - A close up of a gold object on a stand

Art Celte - A close up of a gold object on a stand

Français : Ornement de style celte. Origine : Ecosse, VIIème siècle, Cuivre et cristal de verre. Source Exposition : Celtes et Scandinaves, rencontres artistiques, VIIe-XIIe siècle, 1er octobre 2008 - 12 janvi... More

Bois Sculpte Celte Chaise Moyen Age - Public domain sheet music scan

Bois Sculpte Celte Chaise Moyen Age - Public domain sheet music scan

éléments de décor de chaise médiévale. Photographié lors de l'Exposition : Celtes et Scandinaves, rencontres artistiques, VIIe-XIIe siècle, 1er octobre 2008 - 12 janvier 2009, Musée national du moyen-âge - ther... More

Bois Sculpte Celte Chaise Moyen Age 2 - A wooden chair with carvings on the back of it

Bois Sculpte Celte Chaise Moyen Age 2 - A wooden chair with carvings o...

éléments de décor de chaise médiévale. Photographié lors de l'Exposition : Celtes et Scandinaves, rencontres artistiques, VIIe-XIIe siècle, 1er octobre 2008 - 12 janvier 2009, Musée national du moyen-âge - ther... More

Case of Molaise's Gospels

Case of Molaise's Gospels

cover from Molaise Gospels, taken from an illustration in the book Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament, vol.2 P. 176, by James Ward (1851 - 1924)

Celtic Art in Pagan and Christian Times, p.188

Celtic Art in Pagan and Christian Times, p.188

image caption from book: Cross at Neuadd Siarman near Builth, Brecknockshire

Chalons et Reims 06166 - A drawing of a bird, vase, and other objects
Cimetière Gaulois Meix Tiercelin 06040

Cimetière Gaulois Meix Tiercelin 06040

Français : dessin de Gastebois sur les fouilles de Morel.

Cimetière gaulois 6034 - A drawing of a man's legs and hands

Cimetière gaulois 6034 - A drawing of a man's legs and hands

Français : dessin de Gastebois sur les fouilles de Morel.

En Semble de fibules 18630

En Semble de fibules 18630

Français : objet photographié par Tropette, édité en 1876.

Orastie Celtic cauldron Transylvania, Romania

Orastie Celtic cauldron Transylvania, Romania

A wheeled cauldron (German Kesselwagen) found at Orăştie (Transylvania region, Romania) in 19th century. It is drawn by teams of swans / water-birds, used as a crematory urn during the later Celtic Bronze Age ... More

Reliquaire Bois Metal Celte - Public domain sheet music scan

Reliquaire Bois Metal Celte - Public domain sheet music scan

reliquaire trouvé à Rannveig, style celte écossais ou norvégien. Fin XIème siècle. Matériaux : Cuivre, étain sur âme de bois (Musée de Copenhague, inv 9084). Photographié lors de l'Exposition : Celtes et Scand... More

Zaragoza - Museo - Cabeza celtibérica

Zaragoza - Museo - Cabeza celtibérica

Español: Cabeza celtibérica (siglo II adC). Durón de Belmonte (Zaragoza). Arenisca. Museo de ZaragozaEnglish: Celtiberian head (2nd c. BC). Durón de Belmonte (Zaragoza). Sandstone. Museum of Zaragoza

Rodney 02

Rodney 02

Rodney's Stone at Brodie Castle. This fine Pictish Stone was found at the nearby Dyke church and relocated to the side of the entrance drive.

Celtic Art p169

Celtic Art p169

Celtic spirals from the book Celtic art in pagan and Christian times (1904), by Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907

Shrine of Saint Manchan, back

Shrine of Saint Manchan, back

Shrine of Saint Manchan, back view. Illustration from the Art Journal, 1876

Shrine of Saint Manchan, front

Shrine of Saint Manchan, front

Shrine of Saint Manchan, front view, Illustration from the Art Journal, 1876

Weltenburger Stierl latenezeitliche Bronzefigur Replik Archeolog Museum Kelheim Niederbayern

Weltenburger Stierl latenezeitliche Bronzefigur Replik Archeolog Museu...

Deutsch: Replik der in Weltenburg, Landkreis Kelheim,Niederbayern 1949 gefundenen latenezeitlichen Bronzefigur "Weltenburger Stierl" aus dem archäologischen Museum Kelheim: Das Original der 11 Zentimeter lange... More

Creeton Saxon Stone West Face

Creeton Saxon Stone West Face

Anglo-Saxon/Romanesque carving on free-standing slab at St Peter's church, Creeton, Lincolnshire, UK. The stone was found when taking down the old walls of Creeton church in 1856-57. The slightly tapered stone,... More

DBP - goldverzierte Schale - 40 Pfennig - 1976

DBP - goldverzierte Schale - 40 Pfennig - 1976

Stamp description / Briefmarkenbeschreibung Deutsch: Briefmarkenserie Archäologisches Kulturgur, goldverzierte Schale aus keltischem Fürstengrab aus Schwarzenbach (Nonnweiler) English: stamp series for archa... More

Gefässe Hohmichele

Gefässe Hohmichele

Deutsch: Gefäße, gefunden im keltischen Grabhügel "Hohmichele" der Hallstattzeit in de:Altheim (bei Riedlingen). Württembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart.

Holzstatue von Eschenz Kopie

Holzstatue von Eschenz Kopie

Kopie der spätkeltischen Holzstatue mit Kapuenmantel und Haaren, die 1977 in einem römischen Abwasserkanal in Eschenz (Thurgau, Schweiz) entdeckt wurde (Datierung: ca. 9 v. Chr +/- 10 Jahre); Amt für Archäologie Thurgau