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The Face on the Turoe Stone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2022

JENNIFER FOSTER  and
MAGDALEN BATTEN
JENNIFER FOSTER
Affiliation:
Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Rewley House, I Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA Email: Jennifer.foster@conted.ox.ac.uk
MAGDALEN BATTEN
Affiliation:
magdalenb@gmail.com
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Abstract

Re-examination of the Turoe stone, Co. Galway, Ireland, a small granite pillar decorated with Celtic art, has revealed a possible, previously un-noticed, stylised boar’s head.

Résumé

RÉSUMÉ

Le visage sur la Turoe Stone, de Jennifer Foster et Magdaen Batten

Un ré-examen de la Turoe Stone, Co. Galway, Irlande, une petite colonne de granit décorée d’art celtique, a révélé une éventuelle tête de sanglier stylisée auparavant inaperçue.

Zusammenfassung

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG

Das Gesicht auf dem Turoe Stone, von Jennifer Foster und Magdalen Batten

Eine erneute Untersuchung des Turoe Stone, Co. Galway, Irland, einer kleinen Granitsäule, die mit keltischer Kunst verziert ist, hat einen möglichen, zuvor unbemerkten, stilisierten Eberkopf ergeben.

Resumen

RESUMEN

El Rostro en la Piedra Turoe, por Jennifer Foster y Magdalen Batten

Un nuevo examen de Turoe Stone, Co. Galway, Irlanda, una pequeña columna de granito decorada con arte celta, ha revelado una posible cabeza de jabalí estilizada previamente desapercibida.

Keywords

decorated stoneCeltic artIrelandIron Ageboar’s head decoration
Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 88 , December 2022 , pp. 221 - 225
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Prehistoric Society

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