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  • IRON AGE STONE HEADS AT WHYTE’S HISTORY AND LITERATURE SALE

    Two Iron Age carved stone heads will feature at Whyte’s History and Literature auction in Dublin on November 8. Carved respectively from limestone and granite they are representative of the Celts.  Stone carved heads like these are found throughout Europe in areas inhabited by the Celts and are particularly associated with Ireland and Britain.  Each of these heads dates to 500 BC – 500 AD.

    A Celtic twisted gold torc, discovered almost a century ago on the banks of the Danube, by a family who subsequently moved to Ireland, will also feature. It dates to between 1200 and 500 BC.  It is being sold by a descendant of the person who discovered it and is estimated at 8,000-10,000.

    Celtic Irish stone head, limestone (6,000-8,000).

    Celtic Irish stone head, limestone (6,000-8,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,000

    Celtic Irish stone head, granite (5,000-7,000).

    Celtic Irish stone head, granite (5,000-7,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Celtic Torc (8,000-10,000).

    Celtic Torc (8,000-10,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,000

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