Viggen Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 The stone torso, unearthed at Lattes in southern France, is one of just a few detailed figurines considered to have been made by the ancient Celts. The statue of a male warrior wears a style of armour worn in Spain and Italy and was life-size when it was complete. The "Warrior of Lattes" is described in the scholarly journal Antiquity. It is around 79 centimetres in height and was discovered in the wall of an Iron Age house where it had been used as a building stone. Some time after it was created, the statue was mutilated to be re-used in a door opening. The head was removed, the left leg and arm hacked off and the crest of the warrior's helmet smoothed away. The statue's pose is also unusual for Iron Age sculptures from southern France. Most are shown cross-legged, but the Lattes sculpture was in a crouched position - a pose reminiscent of some Greek sculptures. full article with photos at the BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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