Celtic limestone head from Msecke Zebrovice -- myArmoury.com

Tim Mathews

Hello all,
While driving back from Florida some 17 odd years ago I stopped in GA at the MRL retail outlet an picked up a resin reproduction of the famous Celtic head ... Years of being outside ornamenting my pond has reduced it to unrecognizable condition ... I would like to find a decent reproduction cast in concrete and have come up with a whole lot of nothing .Any help our guidance this group could offer would be greatly appreciated.

Shahril Dzulkifli

The Msecke Zebrovice Celtic limestone head, Tim? Do you mean this one?

Tim Mathews · Posted: Fri 11 Jul, 2014 9:27 pm Post subject: Celtic Head

Yes - That is the one . Pardon me - I can no longer access this site at work and had meant to try and post a picture this weekend.
Thanks very much for beating me to it !

G. Freeman · Posted: Thu 17 Jul, 2014 5:59 am Post subject: a little correction

Hej Tim,

just a little correction - the site name is "Msecke Zehrovice" (Mšecké Žehrovice, Czech republic) not "Msecke Zebrovice".

here are some other pics of the original head:
http://www.archeologienadosah.cz/clanky/kelts...h-zehrovic

Tim Mathews · Posted: Thu 17 Jul, 2014 7:56 am Post subject: Celtic Head

Mr Freeman,
Thanks for the correction.
Any idea where I might find a reproduction ?

G. Freeman · Posted: Mon 21 Jul, 2014 12:55 am Post subject: reproduction

Hej Tim,

I took a look at some czech sites with only these results:

http://www.vecnakrasa.cz/vecnakrasa/eshop/1-1...lava-Kelta

http://www.drakkaria.cz/sperky/amulety-a-tali...ovice.html

http://www.lh-shop.cz/index.php?page=shop.pro...mp;lang=cs

The first link looks like something you are looking for - I have no personal experience with the shop, but it looks pretty good nevertheless :-)

Last two are "inspired" by the original. So the only other way to get the exact copy is to find some stone-cutter and give order together with some pics and measurements (some original pics are here http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamenn%C3%A1_hla...BDehrovic)

Good Luck - hope this helps :-)

Tim Mathews · Posted: Sat 26 Jul, 2014 3:20 pm Post subject: Celtic Head

Mr Freeman,
Thanks very much for your post ... I will look into these and see what I can do ... I would love to have a durable piece for the fountain in the pond in our garden.
Thanks again!
Tim

G. Freeman · Posted: Mon 04 Aug, 2014 11:48 pm Post subject:

Hej Tim,

In case it interests you I came across this information - a unique exhibition has just opened in National Museum (Prague, Czech rep.) - including Venus of Dolní Věstonice, stone head of a Celt from Mšecké Žehrovice and meteorite from Opava-Kylešovice

The exhibition lasts 5.8.2014-27.8.2014

This is a very rare occasion to see the original with your own eyes - come to Czechia, enjoy historic Prague and fight the thirst with czech beer :-)

http://www.nm.cz/Historicke-muzeum/We-Prepare...seums.html

Tim Mathews · Posted: Tue 05 Aug, 2014 6:15 am Post subject: Celtic Head

Mr Freeman,
I wish !
Thanks for the information .
Best
Tim