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The "Mšecké Žehrovice Hero" (also known as the "Mšecké Žehrovice Head") is a late 2nd Century BCE or early 1st Century BCE limestone bust of a Celtic warrior. The male figure wears a Celtic torc necklace, and has stylized facial features...

The Stanwick Horse Mask is Celtic bronze horse head mask which was discovered as part of the Stanwick Hoard of North Yorkshire, England. The piece is concave and has side brackets to attach it to another object, perhaps an item made of wood...

The "Battersea Shield" is a bronze Celtic shield facing from the 4th - 1st Century BCE. The shield facing is decorated with red enamel in the La Tene style, and was probably made in Britain. From the British Museum in London.

The Warrior of Grezan (also known as Le Guerrier de Grezan) is a pre-Roman representation of a Gallic warrior. The three-quarter length statue is one of the better examples of pre-Roman art depicting Gallic or Celtic people. The figure wears...

This first episode in this BBC series examines the religious, political, economic and social lives of the Celts.

Ancient Persian religion was a polytheistic faith which corresponds roughly to what is known today as ancient Persian mythology. It first developed in the region known as Greater Iran (the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia...

A partially reconstructed Romano-Celtic sanctuary stands on the Martberg plateau above the town of Pommern in western Germany. Lenus Mars, a Celtic healing god, was worshipped in the main temple and many sick people came to be cured, as votive...

In many societies, ancient and modern, religion has performed a major role in their development, and the Roman Empire was no different. From the beginning Roman religion was polytheistic. From an initial array of gods and spirits, Rome added...

A whimsical illustration of a Celtic druid from ancient Britain by William Stukeley from his 1740 CE book 'Stonehenge'. The axe in the druid's belt is actually of a bronze age type.

A depiction of the Celtic god Cernunnos from the pillar known as the Nautae Parisiaci ('Seaman of the City of Paris') which was dedicated to Jupiter. Gallo-Roman, 1st century CE. (Musée National du Moyen Age, Cluny, France).