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title: Tarasque de Noves
author: Rvalette
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13482/tarasque-de-noves/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tarasque de Noves

_Authored by Rvalette_

## Image File

[![Tarasque de Noves](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13482.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13482.jpg)

## Image Caption

The ‘Tarasque de Noves’ is a [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) limestone [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of a seated hound from southern [Gaul](https://www.worldhistory.org/gaul/). The creature has each of its paws resting on a severed human head and is eating a third victim whose arm hangs from its snarling mouth. The sculpture, which is 1.2 metres (3.5 ft) tall, perhaps shows [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) influence although it could be as early as the 2nd century BCE. (Calvet Museum, Avignon, France)

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Rvalette. (2021, February 23). Tarasque de Noves. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13482/tarasque-de-noves/>
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mus%C3%A9e_lapidaire_Avignon-Tarasque_de_Noves.jpg) by [**Rvalette**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mus%C3%A9e_lapidaire_Avignon-Tarasque_de_Noves.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 February 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.