GAULE

GAULE
Parisii (2nd century B.C.). Golden statue. Class I.
Av. Profile on the right marked with a cross on the cheek. A beaded embrace separating the face from the hair. Rv. Horse on the left. Above, a net motif with pointed stitches. Below, beaded rosette.
LT. 7790 var DT.78. 7.09 g. 19 mm.
Provenance: Sabine Bourgey auction, label attached.
A TTB to Superb

Because of their modern style, the gold statues of the Parisii are among the most appreciated and sought-after Gallic coins. The exceptional profile depicted in these coins offers surprising parallels with some Cubist or Surrealist portraits. It is not surprising then that artists such as André Breton collected them. These statues are, according to him and André Malraux, the rare witnesses of a primitive Western art, of an original culture prior to the arrival in Gaul of Greco-Latin aesthetics, brought by Rome and then imposed by Caesar. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.