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The Romano-Celtic Head from the Bon Marché Site, Gloucester: A Reappraisal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

Kevin T. Greene
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The limestone head from the Bon Marché site, Gloucester, has long been considered one of the finest examples of Romano-Celtic sculpture. A detailed description is accompanied by a discussion of its original architectural context, and the possibility of a Romanesque date is argued. The essential similarities between many simple facial representations of different dates is, however, emphasized.

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Research Article
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , September 1975 , pp. 338 - 345
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1975

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