Important Celtic Stone Head on Stand Artwork The bearded saint

The bearded saint

The green man figure

of the Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilum by Valerius Maximus

Masterfully carved of an oxidized basalt

Coming from the well documented 18th and 19th century English collections of painter Thomas Hudson and art dealer William Mayor

Important Celtic Stone Head on Stand Artwork The bearded saintOriginates from: United Kingdom Era: 5th 3rd Century BCE Dimensions: 13 H x 8 W x 7 D Important and museum quality example of a Celtic stone head with a high level of definition still present circa 5th 3rd Century BCE. This piece is likely depicting a man of high rank, a Druid. This beautiful head shows great definition in the carving of its almond shaped eyes beneath a defined brow ridge, a well shown nose above the most beautifully carved moustache,