Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, located about one kilometre north of the River Boyne. It was built during the Neolithic period around 3200 BC, making…

Figure 4.1 Transition towards the Developed La Tène Styles. A: 1, base design of the Schwarzenbach bowl; 2, design of drinking horn cap from Schwarzenbach. Adapted from Jacobsthal (1944): not to scale. B: the Auvers disc. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris. - "The Archaeology of Celtic Art"

UD: April 2019 The Celtic goddess Epona is specifically identified by her horse symbolism. Her name is etymologically related to a Celtic word for horse, and is defined iconogr…

Figure 5.1 Hungarian and related scabbard ornament – 1. 1, Tapolca-Szentkút 1; 2, Jutas 2; 3, Voivodina region, Serbia; 4, Batina/Kisköszeg, Croatia. Adapted from Szabó and Petres (1992). - "The Archaeology of Celtic Art"

She appears here riding a horse, holding a shield and a spear on an exceedingly rare and exceptionally fine Celtic gold stater from Rennes, Gaul that dates to the 2nd century BC. The image on this...

Panel on front of Celtic Pictish mediaeval Christian cross slab, Aberlemno churchyard, Tayside. Scotland. Seahorse motif

Celtic Gold Phalera with Cernunnos, 1st Century BC Cernunnos is the conventional name given in Celtic studies to depictions of the “horned god” of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated cross-legged and often associated with animals and holding or wearing torcs, are known from other instances.

The ancient monuments of Ireland and their folklore.