![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBJqvm6O5iRdjWPxsdpR1bHkKymZsZmigTdh9w15yI4xeVz_dEyWRTyJeRtEmHFKI9EojT8zAvuKrdumY_mIjMh_c5piSSwvVqmF7mp7609oYk7TpXXWmbRSaZZPjmpGrlQzXg0BSPBfz/s320/1inthebox.jpg)
Here is a closer look at the art I've featured this month in my Sidebar Art Gallery:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmlyIx2h2dDAyq6zoH9vgnBXTOep96BNZRP_QPHBPtbPE09m8mX2ghtcx7PMJKxu7l6mYC8XRXJSimh35ZW3OhtqRtVxlSQRpUGMs9PyJ2t1PRSttgY0s6-LaeaPp30S4o5sZcvMkAhb6/s320/dragon_shield_.jpg)
Dragon Shield, a contemporary piece by Kevin Dyer
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M_ABub283q_JfVbldfZpBz57tup-jDaINLy0ae2Ekg4WM2-4-5QqIVK9hXtjiKTiR4pxZNf-hcJ3V0UjXgLkIz2MDyLrF6xHyHnJZ-I98yEyOjbFExfuOFGgI0fOQwvMxE4oz3W_eBf0/s320/tara_brooch.jpg)
The Tara Brooch of the Irish Insular style, 700 CE
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwQI6K7_XIm74oBd4p72pfChV-ZthtCiSYBAudOFJ0hjmXi1NhYJrE6alhiAS-OQ0ayhELi0ZGUC-b2Mj4LB6t-Q2vA5WCVFZtWtwutika6UQswxI33KCECDQOKfnbjqhGzeFLFQOK13D/s320/200-50BC_celtic_bronze_horse.jpg)
Bronze horse artifact, honoring Epona the Horse Goddess
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7sUBQ7LLT_M4vCbWHfSbf1igCZopEkclV5VGGTzIyRGkCYJ-lG4SLRem4SM95EWoqylQWXuYQ4uIFroGj3AucfSZiDYNwZkJp3nV7hPMvsYSGUNzkW1ELkOEI6JaG7EADorrraaezyfq/s320/pentre_ifan.jpg)
Pentre ifan, a Welsh cromlech
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin95qE6dEBkDOoK9WYlXqeueDSMOCAGKtZvWTuumYSWjgeq-BC9hMqwVogdScNeb-qZdzYdDPUjVA4SFtCMZVaYR2fuXlqOtYXEOazQIILqFo77P4gIULbrRSXiEl9Cc2gt44-npevE0uk/s320/celtic_mermaid.jpg)
Celtic mermaid, from their mythological traditions
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRawPApWF6gJ1LUJdWEDnOdUYt-TVE9vldw5gR-Kw9x9V1kkzR_eJTgoVYfQ0socZLppX7gUAMb6z7kUmGbq0fUi_zBaYgkXjkRKNgGfKMPDsKucCyE2vKFvG6qLltDPNNjIbXQbWUt8G/s320/battersea_shield_.jpg)
The Battersea shield, Iron Age ceremonial piece, 3rd to 1st century BCE
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio00I60Hvn-13-JyZ1yFreiLmIfB3UbuDwiUNOyAGKm_ke2BHGC97nNasEyBx8n5KQTEqv8VLRQIZjMSV2jy865ca3fgx2v8GpAIOSRQMSEo_tCb7jbUFpS9A9CIA-90CNYaH81pIuY2jO/s320/3rd-2nd_century_BC_celtic_ring.jpg)
Celtic ring featuring Epona, the Horse Goddess, Late Iron Age
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pcs1_nfl9W8asfQtaO2amqM4aHmxQPC9M4sVLheYvf-jjpmDYNhd3wcFqez6cZfJng3gfdRhiOHCGo1K-K6CwvytglczYn-Gviwb3Y5dn9XaUT7RYAlgDdAlzzHRGs1MphkaHGEBp1WW/s320/celtic_rond_chien2.jpg)
Celtic zoomorphic art, from the rich animal symbolism of the Celtic culture
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhczl1kN-LIwjwo3iHje8L8DqKaZ83SCytpphBAFtXvKPseB8CYGdrpQ1JmE68cLVzxq74nFqlV7NKMHwVlalykL4hDVXyCZ2dNP5HGrecHVKS5h4NOJ8jLz0XprBI1DVDoskBiwQg7zZ/s320/ardagh_chalice.jpg)
The Ardagh Chalice, 8th century metalwork