The Warrior of Grezan (Le Guerrier de Grezan) 600-49 BCE

"Pre-Roman bust of a Celtic or Gallic warrior known as 'Le guerrier de Grezan' likely to be part of a statue from Grezan (Gard) now in the collections of the Archeology Museum of Nimes, Narbonne, now France. Note the breast plate with rectangular sun pendant and the torc is less pronounced. 600–49 BC.

The Warrior of Grezan is considered to be (
one of?) the most ancient indigenous sculpture in southern Gaul. The hill named Mt. Cavalier was the site of the early oppidum, which gave birth to the city. During the third and second centuries BCE a surrounding wall was built, closed at the summit by a dry-stone tower, which was later incorporated into the masonry of The Tour Magne. The Wars of Gaul and the fall of Marseille (49 BC) allowed Nîmes (Nemausus) in the 'fourth' southern Gaul of Narbonensis, to regain its autonomy under Roman occupation."

-taken from Flickr link below

 The Warrior of Grezan (Le Guerrier de Grezan) 600-49 BCE. Archeology Museum of Nimes.


Source/Quote:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbell/2686958640

https://www.ancient.eu/image/10811/warrior-of-grezan/

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