{"product_id":"romano-celtic-stone-relief-of-cocidius-with-sword-and-spear-on-stand","title":"Romano Celtic Stone Relief of Cocidius with Shield and Spear on Stand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginates from: \u003c\/strong\u003eEngland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra: \u003c\/strong\u003e1st - 2nd Century AD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e11” H x 7.5” W x 3.5” W \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn inexplicably rare stone relief carving of the Romano Celtic god Cocidius, circa 1st to 2nd century AD. A deity worshipped both by the native Britons as a genius loci, the god of the hunt and of the wild and forests, as well as the Romans who had to come to occupy the area as a representation of their gods Mars and Silvanus. Cocidius’ name may be related to the British Celtic “cocco”, meaning red, with obvious connotations of blood  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDepicted holding a spear and a shield, carved in typical crude form to Brigantes tribe carvings from the north of England, supported by the iron oxidized stone, typical of the area. Of a nice scale, the stone on stand 11” high by 7.5” wide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly a small number of these altar carvings to Cocidius have been found throughout England, with a similar carving, lovingly called the Little Man, found along Hadrian’s Wall, a Roman fortification structure in western Northern England. This is truly not only a rare survivor, but also one of only a handful of these carvings ever found.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvenance: from an important European collection \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gallery elder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44122772209798,"sku":null,"price":12495.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0548\/8702\/2726\/files\/45B97442-F11B-4606-9BDE-C5B29762FAF1.jpg?v=1782786508","url":"https:\/\/galleryelder.com\/products\/romano-celtic-stone-relief-of-cocidius-with-sword-and-spear-on-stand","provider":"gallery elder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}