An introduction to the study of prehistoric art (1915)
Parkyn, Ernest Albert, b. 1857 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 329
t-inof to the hiorh regrard in which thewild boar was held by Keltic peoples.^The ornamentation of this shield isconfined to the central boss and theextremities. The decoration of theoval-shaped boss consists of C-shaped curves and spirals, and in itscentre are three pointed pieces of redcoral,… … Fig. 289 —Late Keltic shield.Witham, Lincolnshire. ^ Cf. J. Naue, LEpoque de Hallstatt en Bavarie, in Rev.Archceo/., 11, p. 144. Another interesting detail is the presence in tlietombs of skeletons of wild boars. In one great tumulus I found onlythe skeleton of a very large wild boar interred with…
Art, Primitive
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