Celtic Art The presentation was prepared by Vladislav Fetisov
Celtic Art Celtic art is the art associated with the peoples known as Celts; those who spoke the Celtic languages in Europe from pre-histiry through to the modern period, as well as the art of ancient peoples whose language is uncertain, but have cultural and stylistic similariries with speakers of Celtic language.
Muiredach’s High Cross, Ireland, early 10 th century
The Celts were an ethnolinguistic group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Medvedial Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had a similar culture, although the relationships between ethnic, linguistic and cultural elements remains uncertain and controversial. The exact geographic spread of the ancient Celts is also disputed.
Diachronic distribution of Celtic people
Clothing During the later Iron Age the Gauls generally wore long-sleeved shirts or tunics and long trousers. Clothes were made of wool or linen, with some silk being used by the rich. Cloacks were worn in the winter. Brooches and armlets were used, but the most famous item of jewellery was the tork, a neck collar of metal, sometimes gold.
Society To the extent thst sources are available, they depict a pre-Christian Iron Age Celtic social structure based formally on class and kingship. In the main, the evidence is of tribes being led by kings. Most description of Celtic societies portray them as being divided into three groups: a warrior aristocracy; an intellectual class; and everyone else.
Warfare and weapons Tribal warfare appears to have been a regular feature of Celtic societies. Tribes using warfare to exert political control and harass rivals, for economic advantage, and to conquer territory.
Head hunting Amongst the Celts the human head was venerated above all else, since the head was to the Celt the soul, centre of the emotions as well as of life itself, a symbol of divinity and of the powers of the other-world. Celts had a reputation as head hunters. They cut off the heads of enemies slain in the battle and attach them to the necks of their horses.
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