ANCIENT CELTIC STONE HEAD IRELAND, 300 B.C. - 200 A.D. carved and weathered granite, of powerful visage, carved with arched brows, concentric circle eyes, with a flaring nose and a horizontal carved groove indicating a mouth (22.5cm high) Stone votive heads are perhaps the most enigmatic of all the art produced by the Iron Age peoples of Britain, Ireland and continental Europe, often termed “Celts”. Frequently found near bodies of water, their function is not clear, suggestions have included their use as surrogates in head hunting societies, cult foci, or as venerated objects of healing. The ubiquity of the head motif sculpted in stone or carved in metal suggests that the ancient Britons held it in special reverence, likely believing it to be the centre of the soul.