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Bon Marché Head
The Bon Marché head or Gloucester stone head is a limestone sculpture of a human head unearthed during construction on the Bon Marché building in Gloucester, England. The head is now at the Museum of Gloucester. Though certainly Celtic art, Celtic in design, the dating of the stone head is subject to some controversy. It has been dated to the 1st century AD by those who classify the head as Romano-British culture, Romano-Celtic (and in particular, influenced by Augustan and Julio-Claudian art#Sculpture, Julio-Claudian sculpture) but has since been assigned a Norman architecture, Norman date by Kevin Greene (archaeologist), Kevin Greene, who classifies the head as a work of Romanesque art. Discovery The stone head was found in 1934 while an extension to the Bon Marché building on Northgate Street, Gloucester was being constructed. The head was found six feet deep, among Roman and medieval pottery, whitewashed Roman sculpture, and human remains dated to Roman times. The excava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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