The Romano-Celtic Head from the Bon Marché Site, Gloucester: A Reappraisal

1 September 1975

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Antiquaries Journal

Vol. 55 (2) , 338-345
https://doi.org/10.1017/s000358150000826x

Abstract

The limestone head from the Bon Marché site, Gloucester, has long been considered one of the finest examples of Romano-Celtic sculpture. A detailed description is accompanied by a discussion of its original architectural context, and the possibility of a Romanesque date is argued. The essential similarities between many simple facial representations of different dates is, however, emphasized.

Keywords

HEAD
BON MARCHÉ
MARCHÉ SITE
GLOUCESTER
ROMANO CELTIC
ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Excavations at Gloucester, 1968–1971: First Interim Report
The Antiquaries Journal, 1972