March Art Show - The Art of the Celts

Here is a closer look at the art I've featured this month in my Sidebar Art Gallery:























Dragon Shield, a contemporary piece by Kevin Dyer
















The Tara Brooch of the Irish Insular style, 700 CE



















Bronze horse artifact, honoring Epona the Horse Goddess
















Pentre ifan, a Welsh cromlech












Celtic mermaid, from their mythological traditions























The Battersea shield, Iron Age ceremonial piece, 3rd to 1st century BCE














Celtic ring featuring Epona, the Horse Goddess, Late Iron Age






















Celtic zoomorphic art, from the rich animal symbolism of the Celtic culture
















The Ardagh Chalice, 8th century metalwork